Xenia Lighting Requirements

[shadofax69]

Hi, I currently have a 2.5 gallon nano with 2x13W PC's above it. The xenia is doing fine now but I was wondering how it would effect it if I moved it into a 10 with a 96W quad. I know thats only a 0.8W/g difference but I was just wondering. Also can you keep acrapora and such under 9.6W/g of PC's or do they require the intense radiation put out by the MH's.

Thanks

[Crakeur]

some acros will do fine in a 10 with 96w quads, provided all water parameters are good

[ucsb1383]

You will find that the Xenia coral is amazing hardy. As long as you have any compact flourecent lights it should do fine. I have hade mine at the top of a 15 gallon with 2 x 18 watt, and at the bottom of a tall 30 gallon with 1 x 65 watt and in both cases it has grown and reprodue VERY quickly. Just remeber to change yourbulbs every 6 months or so; it seems to make a very big difference.

[yOyOYoo]

what about the top of my JBJ 12 gallon with 24watts PC lighting?

[Stardumb]

I put a really nice frag of Xenia in my 12 gallon nano from JBJ, its doing awesome. I really need to take a pic of my tank for ya guys. Also have some green star polyps, 2 blue legged hermit crabs, 4 astria snails and about 12 pounds of Fiji L.R.

[MrConclusion]

My Xenia was doing fine in a 10 gallon under 2x28 watt PC's. It was spreading, looking good, etc. But whan I changed to MH it became literally 10x more active with pulsing and other movement, and growth at least doubled.

[Folorin]

I initially had my Pulsing Xenia under NO and it lived but thats about the best that can be said. No pulsing, just waving.

 

As soon as I upgraded to my MH, Pulsing immediately started and its started growing like mad.