Frag was about half the size of the one in the picture, that was about a month and a half ago. I've found that the less water changes I do, the faster it grows. I put a piece with three little "heads" in a small tank I used for growing chaetomorpha, with no filtration and only an airestone for circulation. The salinity swings around a bit and the water has an icky yellowish tinge to it for lack of carbon, and I add a shot of phytoplex occasionally to keep the nutrients up and the amphipods happy.
So far the little piece has grown into four seperate pieces, with three being four inches tall and the diameter of a quarter at their base Go figure Xenia would seem to like nitrate in my experience, which may explain why it's sluggish in SPS or low nutrient tanks.
I've put mine through many conditions high nutrient, low nutrient, high light, high flow, low flow, mid light, etc and it keeps growing. Lugol's two drops a week. They tend to do better in tanks that have more than one species of xenia and anthelia. I don't do anything special for them. Flake or pellets for the fish daily.
Mix of oyster eggs, cyclopeeze, brine, mysis and selcon once a week. I had xenia for a couple of months when I first started stocking my tank. It was doing very well, growing like a weed. At that point in time I was still somewhat of a noob, and not doing very good water changes and my tank was full of nitrates.
Pretty soon I got that under control, and when my h2o quality improved, my xenia started to melt away. It just vanished within a matter of weeks. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead.
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What brand of salt do you use? What kind of water do you use? What is the pH level your tank is maintained? What is the temperature? How much flow is on your xenia? Do you dose anything? What do you feed your tank?
What kind of xenia? How big was the frag you got to begin with? This is information for my tank now with healthy xenia. Oceanic 2. I don't have a pH test kit right now but last I checked it was 8. High flow In this article, you will find everything you must know in order to keep it in good health and beautiful.
Pulsing Xenia coral is a great addition to have in your aquarium if you are a beginner. In fact, more advanced users may struggle a little bit more, since high phosphates and nitrates parameters may be controlled in these latter ones, and this is of high relevance for it to prosper.
This coral uses those nutrients in order to grow faster and stronger, so their levels should not be low or limited if you want it to spread through your tank. Thus, it is often said that if your Pulsing Xenia is not looking good, it may be because your aquarium is not dirty enough. As regards light, it is important to remember that the natural environment of a Pulsing Xenia coral is in the Indo Pacific Ocean, and that it lives in depths of up to 30 feet.
This means that light levels should not be very strong. LED or T5, which are common reef quality lights in aquariums, would be a very good choice. Metal Halide lights have also been proven to help Pulsing Xenia coral stay healthy.
Another factor that makes Pulsing Xenia coral a good addition for beginners is that it does not require direct feeding. This is because the coral can make its own food through photosynthesis. Moreover, these corals have very poorly developed digestion systems, and that is why they may not take in what is directly fed to them.
This is why they rely mostly on nutrients in the water and light, making these factors key for a healthy growth. Just as it happens with almost any other plant, the place where Pulsing Xenia is located plays a vital role in its growth. Easy as it may seem to maintain, a wrong location can damage it, making it stop pulsing or even fall in poor health conditions. The best location for Pulsing Xenia is near the bottom of your tank.
Xenia coral should be placed on its own rock, keeping distance -4 to 5 inches, at least- from any other rock or coral. This is because in ideal conditions they spread very rapidly, and may become difficult to control. Should any other growth appear on a different surface, it should be instantly removed. This can be done by gently scratching the new rock with your fingernail, making it loosen its grip.
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