JEN H Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 So my husband came back from the LFS about a month ago and decided to bargain for a piece of xenia. He has always wanted this coral....so I couldn't say no. We put it in our 29 gallon biocube and it was doing fine. Starting this week it has started to look a little funky. Not opening up like it used too. There were also two types on the frag we bought and it seems like one of the types looks more shriveled up than the other kind. We moved it from lower in the tank to the top of our rocks so that it is closer to the lighting. We are also making sure that it is in a decent current (we have read mixed ideas on this). Our other corals in the tank are just fine.....so.....not sure if we should be dosing daily with iodide? We did our water change tonight, and I have convinced my husband to start doing weekly water changes on this tank. We are also in the process of moding our biocube to include a refugium in the stand. I think that we will be putting this together in the next few weeks. IN the meantime, I would like to see this Xenia healthy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Be very careful dosing iodine you can over dose and kill everything. I have heard multiple stories of this. As for the xenia mine goes through times that it does not look as good and then the next week it is back to normal and spreading like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barderer Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 xenia is VERY sensitive to sudden drops in temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 You have not had the xenia long enough for it to be settled in. It does not like changes. Plus, when you add the iodine, can you measure the results. If not, use your water change as a source of idione. When xenia likes where it is it at, it will take over given a chance. Pat c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 While xenia is generally considered a weed, there are rare instances where it just will not grow in a tank. I had this "problem" in my 24g tank. I had a stalk of xenia that grew a little, then receeded and eventually melted away (while everything else was doing great). Now in my 75g, it has been growing very weed-like. I need to get in there and do some pruning soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 One thing on the Xenia. It is a very good indicator of PH. I have noticed that if I ever let my PH drop below 8 my xenia shrivels up almost immediately. Anything below 8.2 and it stops "pumping." You might want to check your water parameters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeperKeeper Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 One thing on the Xenia. It is a very good indicator of PH. I have noticed that if I ever let my PH drop below 8 my xenia shrivels up almost immediately. Anything below 8.2 and it stops "pumping." You might want to check your water parameters? Thanks Zara! That's a very helpful tip. I'll have to keep a closer watch on my xenia for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 My xenia also seems very sensitive to flow. If they aren't getting enough, they stop pumping and their color darkens. I changed my K2 pump direction just a little and they perked up almost immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxryan Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 if it does not make it, let me know.. I need to trim mine and would be more than happy to give you a few stalks.. I am fighting low ph aprox 7.8 and my xenia look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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