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Posted: May 03 2006 at 12:57am |
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ok so i have seen like 20 tanks have xenia in them doing fine. i think mine that i just got will be fine but i have had not had luck up to now. i know most people dont like it because its a weed and grows like crazy. i think it is very good looking but you do have to keep it trimmed down to one area or so. but my question is where does it like to grow? strong or soft current? top, middle, bottom? strong lighting? mine seem to be doing better once i moved them behing d a rock to protect from the water current.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 1:52am |
Definately you want your Xenia in water current. I have mine front and center on the bottom of my tank. He gets lots of current and he loves it.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 1:54am |
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when mine were in alot of current it kind of shriveled up so to speak. once i out them in back with some current, not alot, they opened back up and look happier. i dont really want them where they are but im gonna get them used to the tank first before i move them agian.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 7:16am |
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I have never had a place anywhere in my tanks where they didn't thrive. Eventually they almost always move higher toward the light if they can.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 9:00am |
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Same here - they didn't like the current to blow on them directly but they do like to be in a good flow area. I too have found they are doing well at all levels of my tank - though I suspect they wouldn't want to be under a ledge or anything.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 10:52am |
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My xenia's have usually oved to higher ground as well.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 2:17pm |
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Mine moved up on the rocks as well and right in direct current flow so I think it is the light they like and will tolerate the current.
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 3:53pm |
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thanks for all the input. they are looking alot better today. they are in a good flow area just not the direct current.
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Posted: May 07 2006 at 6:05pm |
yep more xenia down the drain. i cant get xenia to stay in my tank for anything right now. i have only tried twice but its like every tank i see can grow it like a weed but yet mine wont 
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Posted: May 07 2006 at 10:33pm |
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check your iodine, Xenia seems to be more sensitive to the lack of it than other corals.
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Posted: May 07 2006 at 10:34pm |
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im giving up on xenia for the time being but thanks ill keep that in mind. im only going with corals that are next to impossible to kill as i have no luck keeping anything to cool.
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Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:17pm |
Ryan,
It sounds like the problem is not the Xenia. I just read your message about your torch coral not doing good either. Maybe we could help you out if you test all of your parameters and post them on the board for us. Sounds like there is something else going on than just a bad batch of Xenia. Happy to assist.
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 12:43am |
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my parameters are good as far as i know. i have not checked alk. in a while. that was pretty high for a while.
Calcium- 475ish
pH-8.5-8.6
Nitrates-0
Ammonia-0
salinity is 1.023-1.024
temp 77-78
its not my water. its that my tank is too young for anything cool. i can only have corals that cant be killed! i need to let it mature more but by the time it has matured i will be gone on my mission so my parents will get the tank in good condition. i have LR and LS from 2 different established tanks. i run a refugium with a DSB(4 inches) and chaeto and halimeda. anything for beginners will live in my tank but nothing that i find cool. although the frogspawn looks good for now. im sure its just time til that crashes too!
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 4:27am |
Ryan, When you visit me to get some hardy coral, I'm going to also send you home with some Montipora Digitata, an SPS. We will see how that does and hopefully, it will use up some Alk and Ca, of which you seem to have plenty.
Also, fyi, to say that it's not the water,....isn't ... entirely accurate. It's almost always the water, but just not the things we have tests for.
Please test your Alk and then bring a water sample with you, when you visit. I want to compare my readings of Alk and Ca to yours.
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 7:19am |
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another thing to think about is if you are testing your salinity with a hydrometer I would have it tested by someone with a refractometer because the hydrometers can be WAY off.
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 1:36pm |
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i test with a hydrometer yes but i have calibrated it to a refractometer. my hydrometer is only off .001. if it reads 1.024 my salinity is really 1.025. i checked all that out with mark. ok sorry mark to say its not my water was wrong but for what we can test for its not my water. its the variables we can not check.
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 9:19pm |
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Have you tested for Copper? Is the tank grounded?
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Posted: May 09 2006 at 12:57am |
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what? copper? grounded? if you mean grounded so spraks wont fly then no but it does not need to be either.
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Posted: May 09 2006 at 1:28am |
No thats not what they meant ...
Copper is VERY VERY bad for a reef tank ... and will kill most if not all corals and inverts ... adding products such as copper safe it a sure way to crash your reef ...
By grounding your tank you place a small titanium rod in your sump/tank connected to a wire that is attached ONLY to the grounding prong of your electrical outlet .. it gives stray current from your pumps, power heads, heater etc. a way out of your tank ... Stray current can cause issues with your coral as well as cause lateral line disease in your fish ...
Grounding your tank can also be a safety factor ... if something is shorting out and you stick your arm into the tank ... what do you think is going to happen????? ... Salt water carries current a lot more efficient than normal water dose ....
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Posted: May 09 2006 at 1:42am |
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oh i see. no there is no copper in there. only delicate corals are not making it. all my zoas and toadstool leather and BTA are doing great.
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