Timfish Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Time to toss some Xenia. This was a single clump of Silver Xenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 take it to the frag swap! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Already flushed it. Thought about it but I was hesitant with it ending up with somebody who wasn't familiar with how invasive it can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle12 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Next time you do nutrient export, I'll take it. I could have a whole tank with nothing but xenia and gsps and I'd be happy. I'm in north austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I've always wondered if trimming Xenia really functions as nutrient export. I guess coral eliminates waste too so it makes some sense. I throw away close to that much Xenia every couple weeks. Toss it over the back fence into the road lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Corals pull urea, ammonia, nitrates and phosphates out of the water just like macro algaes. Using corals as nutrient export isn't anything new, Sprung points it out in his book "Algae, a problem solving guide" which was published 12 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That much I understand, I was more gettin at as macro dies it releases those things back into the water. Whereas...I don't often have the bottom layers of Xenia dying off releasing nutrients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I'm using macro in my sump. Others have used Xenia and/or aptasia in sumps for nutrient export. The trick with any of these things (filters, corals, plants,etc....) that remove stuff. Is removing them before they re-release their nutrients back into the water column. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Coral fragging is another form of nutrient export. This is true sustainability. I also like it when stuff I remove is ediable as in Red Ogo. I also compost tomatoes. Laissez la bonne temps roulee, Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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