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April 28th, 2008, 04:34 PM
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xenia ?'s
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?
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April 28th, 2008, 06:17 PM
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Re: xenia ?'s
everyone I hear about these things say how fast they grow. It's almost like a weed. I am gonna stay away from these things. I don't want them taking over.
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April 28th, 2008, 09:05 PM
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Re: xenia ?'s
some people like me cant even keep em for som reason. I have other corlas that thrive
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April 28th, 2008, 09:24 PM
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Re: xenia ?'s
It's not a sign of bad health if they stop pulsating.I suppose it's one of those unexplained mysteries why some stop.They are obviously multiplying so that has to be a good sign,depending on how you look at it.
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April 29th, 2008, 12:20 AM
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Re: xenia ?'s
I agree with Freak, I have a large colony that started from one piece, and some pulsate while others don't. But they all are healthy and spread.
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April 29th, 2008, 01:22 PM
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Re: xenia ?'s
Good, good, nutrient exporters. IF they would only keep their chemicals to them selves.
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April 29th, 2008, 03:58 PM
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Re: xenia ?'s
Xenia's are very peculiar. No one really knows why they do the wierd things they do.
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April 29th, 2008, 11:58 PM
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I just read Fatman's reply..... Are there any corals that SHOULDN'T be kept with Xenia?
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April 30th, 2008, 02:01 AM
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Re: xenia ?'s
People that have a lot of SPS generally don't like to keep any softies with them, because softies like leathers, xenia, mushrooms, kenya trees, etc. put out a lot more toxins than other corals, and the SPS don't grow as well when they share a tank with softies. I have several pieces of SPS in my tank (which is a mixed reef), but I have tried to position all my SPS so that none of them are down-current of any softies.
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April 30th, 2008, 06:01 AM
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Re: xenia ?'s
In a mix reef,it's important to run carbon sometimes.Carbon will remove the chemicals soft corals produce.
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