xenia ?'s

[FNG44601]

How often would you run Carbon- I run carbon about a week a month

[Reefgyrl]

Very interesting Reefreak, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info..

[reeffreak]

FNG,I also run carbon one week a month.

[NewbReefer]

Originally Posted by reeffreak

In a mix reef,it's important to run carbon sometimes.Carbon will remove the chemicals soft corals produce.

thanks for that tip Reef im gonna be starting some SPS soon and have some mushrooms so i'll also be running some carbon then.

[newbeemike]

I had a small Xenia which turned in to a quarter of my tank within about 5 or 6 months. Had to frag out most of it. some pulsed and some didn't but they continued to grow. Good luck. You might want to frag it out to maintain control. It will take over your tank. That is why the price for them is so cheap, they grow superrrrrr fast.

Originally Posted by FNG44601

I Picked up 2 pulsating Xenia frags about a month ago- Guess what?!?!?! THEY STOPPED PULSATING!!! lol But thing is they are growing at a break neck speed (2 frag stems are now 6 or more) I've tried turning the powerheads off- nothing, the ph is 8.2, feeding live phytoplankton, sg is 1.024, ro/di water- phosphates <0.
---Clueless why this is happening, but after some research I see that this is pretty normal-

They do still extend and retract during different stages in the photoperiod- so im guessing that's a good sign?

[fatman]

Carbon is best run for just a few days at a time, a week is about the longest you would want to run it. Carbon will leach if over full and and will also become bio active after a few day use. A good time period of use is about three days a every week if you are keeping corals with fish. It is amazing the light you loose without good clarity (the best reason to use carbon). Of course with out fish the carbon is typically needed less but is often run the same way anyways as carbon is cheaper than electricity when using lots of intense lighting such as halides for SPS. I consider anything else the carbon might do as just a bonus. There are better ways to do most things people use carbon for.