Xenia
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donpachino
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do you give them plankton maybe thats it 
spinner
Member
Kip, that's a beautiful stand of xenia.
I've personally had mixed results with Xenia. It will do well for months at a time then slowly fade. And the xenia I've had in the past were frags from established, local tanks.
I'm workingt a theory on xenia. It may be incorrect , but until someone can convince me otherwise, I'll go with it.
Xenia often do well in water that is less than pristine. I have no idea why, and I'm no scientist, but for some reason, water with traces of nitrates often lead to healthy stands of xenia.
Water that is "too clean" seems to cause xenia not to spread rapidly.
I've got no evidence to back this up, and I could be way off base. I'd love to get more knowledge on the subject.
Spinner
I've personally had mixed results with Xenia. It will do well for months at a time then slowly fade. And the xenia I've had in the past were frags from established, local tanks.
I'm workingt a theory on xenia. It may be incorrect , but until someone can convince me otherwise, I'll go with it.
Xenia often do well in water that is less than pristine. I have no idea why, and I'm no scientist, but for some reason, water with traces of nitrates often lead to healthy stands of xenia.
Water that is "too clean" seems to cause xenia not to spread rapidly.
I've got no evidence to back this up, and I could be way off base. I'd love to get more knowledge on the subject.
Spinner
ags
Member
IME xenia is hit or miss. I have never been able to successfully keep xenia in my tank despite success with LPS corals that have been in my tank for years (torch, frogspawn, hammers, trumpet, candy cane).
I admit to a constant learning curve in this hobby but have yet to figure out the mystery of the xenia. What frustrates me even more is my friend, who never maintains his tank, can't keep the stuff from spreading.
I admit to a constant learning curve in this hobby but have yet to figure out the mystery of the xenia. What frustrates me even more is my friend, who never maintains his tank, can't keep the stuff from spreading.
suver569
Member
Lightman- Look into using IodiDe suppliments, rather than Iodine. I suppliment with about a teaspoon every 2-3 days, and mine are growing out of control. I first got them and they were good for about a week, then started shriveling up and what looked like, splitting on the stems. A friend told me to suppliment Iodide, and within 24 hours, they were opened back up and within about 3 days, completly healed up. They have since spread to almost twice the size they were when I first got them a month ago. HTH.
suver569
Member
Red Sea Pom-Pom. The left side is partially closed because the lights were just on shortly, but you can see where it's spreading inbetween the stalks on the rock, and the stalk in the front was from growth. The original piece was the middle 2 on the top of the rock. The right side is also all growth within the last month.
fish wonderer
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you can go to the reef tank and join that club and you can ask them, someone might know.