Pulsating Xenia
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ant11899
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How much Xenia do you have? Is it a lot or just a small piece? Make sure there is nothing touching it. Mine is spread all over, but there are some pieces that get stung nightly by my frogspawn and by my bubble corals sweeper tentacles. Also I would recommend checking your iodine levels, and making sure you don't need to dose. They do like iodine.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by jgolo
Not to look dum! but what is drip kalk? Im new at this.
Here's a good explaination ---> https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...kalkwasser+101
Not to look dum! but what is drip kalk? Im new at this.
Here's a good explaination ---> https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...kalkwasser+101
1journeyman
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I think this thread proves more than anything we don't really understand Xenia. Our diagnosis have been all over the map.
I'm interested in hearing other ideas.
I'm interested in hearing other ideas.
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xnikki118x
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Originally Posted by 1journeyman
I think this thread proves more than anything we don't really understand Xenia. Our diagnosis have been all over the map.
I'm interested in hearing other ideas.
I know right? Xenia are probably the most inconsistent livestock we can keep in his hobby!
I think this thread proves more than anything we don't really understand Xenia. Our diagnosis have been all over the map.
I'm interested in hearing other ideas.
I know right? Xenia are probably the most inconsistent livestock we can keep in his hobby!
bang guy
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Originally Posted by acrylic51
Actually a very efficient way to drip Kalk......
For anyone "listening in", If you dose limewater directly into your skimmer and it goes through the pump you need to maintain the pump a lot more often. I have mine set up so I can just shut off the skimmer and pour vinegar directly into the pump and let it sit for an hour. This dissolves all of the Calcium carbonate off the impeller.
Actually a very efficient way to drip Kalk......
For anyone "listening in", If you dose limewater directly into your skimmer and it goes through the pump you need to maintain the pump a lot more often. I have mine set up so I can just shut off the skimmer and pour vinegar directly into the pump and let it sit for an hour. This dissolves all of the Calcium carbonate off the impeller.
saltn00b
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for xenia, i would really consider it one of the most enigmatic corals, and because of its strange track record, i consider it one of the hardest corals to keep.
from n00bs to Pros, some people can keep it in their tanks, and some cannot. Some people have them thriving for years, and then all of a sudden they dissappear. I have seen examples of people attempting to set up 2 or 3 'duplicate' tanks, and the xenia will only survive in one of the three exact same set ups. maybe try another frag in a year, you might have better luck.
for the kalkwasser - you are dripping it right next to the pump for the skimmer, or inside the bubble chamber somehow (which i guess would be tough to do depending on the skimer.)?
from n00bs to Pros, some people can keep it in their tanks, and some cannot. Some people have them thriving for years, and then all of a sudden they dissappear. I have seen examples of people attempting to set up 2 or 3 'duplicate' tanks, and the xenia will only survive in one of the three exact same set ups. maybe try another frag in a year, you might have better luck.
for the kalkwasser - you are dripping it right next to the pump for the skimmer, or inside the bubble chamber somehow (which i guess would be tough to do depending on the skimer.)?
jgolo
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Originally Posted by Ant11899
How much Xenia do you have? Is it a lot or just a small piece? Make sure there is nothing touching it. Mine is spread all over, but there are some pieces that get stung nightly by my frogspawn and by my bubble corals sweeper tentacles. Also I would recommend checking your iodine levels, and making sure you don't need to dose. They do like iodine.
Just one small piece.
How much Xenia do you have? Is it a lot or just a small piece? Make sure there is nothing touching it. Mine is spread all over, but there are some pieces that get stung nightly by my frogspawn and by my bubble corals sweeper tentacles. Also I would recommend checking your iodine levels, and making sure you don't need to dose. They do like iodine.
Just one small piece.