New to Corals - Advice on Kenya Tree

95harley

95harley

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I lost my Xenia that I was trying during the summer thanks to the heat pump AC going out during 90 degree weekend while I was out of town.
I'm going to try again but this time with some Kenya tree I'm getting from a friend. (see attached pic)
I have a PC lights with a DME and Damsels in the tank.
(See video in link, pre my Xenia death.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnC1uiui8yw
Acclimation tips or tricks? Just float to temp, or drip it like a fish?
What do I need to know about keeping it or what and how often to feed it?
Does it just feed on fish waste and left over flakes or do I need to pour some Phytoplankton, Iodine, etc in the tank? How often?
Any advice is appreciated.
 
nissan577

nissan577

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one it grows like xenias! it drops babies! my whole right side and back side of the tank is filled with them!
the pc will be fine. mine loves mid-flow.
 
95harley

95harley

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Sorry for the dumb question, 1st time trying corals. Well 2nd I guess.
What do you feed them?
 
garick

garick

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I got one of these today and it was shipped to me overnight. I took about an hour to drip acclimate and it seems to just be drooping in my tank not standing up at all..Should it be on the ground or up in the rocks? Is it ok that its drooping? Its been in my tank less than an hour. It looks purple in my tank blueish purple and kinda the tips remind me of little pine cones.
I noticed it had 2 hitch hikers with it, one was this gross looking maggot like worm that I removed and the other is a little anem with brown ringed tentacles.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Garick
http:///forum/post/3207984
I got one of these today and it was shipped to me overnight. I took about an hour to drip acclimate and it seems to just be drooping in my tank not standing up at all..Should it be on the ground or up in the rocks? Is it ok that its drooping? Its been in my tank less than an hour. It looks purple in my tank blueish purple and kinda the tips remind me of little pine cones.
I noticed it had 2 hitch hikers with it, one was this gross looking maggot like worm that I removed and the other is a little anem with brown ringed tentacles.

The coral is just stressed, leave it alone and in a few days it will perk up. When it is ready to expand it will drop limbs that will become more trees, you can just pick up those dropped limbs and relocate them where you want them. You don’t need to do a thing but leave it alone. Feed the tank some coral food (Kents microvert) once or twice a week.
 
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