New Xenia and have a question

[MGXsport]

I just got a new xenia and seems to be doing fine.

 

It is under 96Watt Powerquad and seems to be full as it was under the VHO as in the LFS. When I first put it in it was pulsing like crazy and has now died down to a slow pulsing. I have a small video that shows how it is acting now here:

 

Right Click save as please

 

http://www.4wheelphotos.com/nanopic/P1010034.MOV

 

Does it look to be doing fine?

[pyrrhus]

sorry dont have quicktime. most experts say that xenia may or may not pulse-has no effect on the coral. so i wouldnt worry about it as long as the polyps are extended nicely. alos some people think that increasing current may increse teh pulsing.

[Torpus]

Ive been reading up on the pom pom xenia, and everything ive read says that higher light and low flow will make for the most pumping action.

good luck

[MGXsport]

sweet thanks!

 

btw, did the video work for anyone that tried it?

[jasontatro]

A little blurry.... but that looks completely normal. The higher the flow the less they will pulse. It is believed that the pulsing is a gas exchange mechanism. If they are in an area of high flow, they have no need to pulse.

[ichi]

I don't know how true that is. I have mine in a really high flow area, of course there are no low flow areas in my tank since it is a ten with two filters that produce 400gph flow, and it pulses like crazy. I think it all depends on the coral.

[MGXsport]

I noticed it started to pulse more when I upped the salinity.

 

Do they move on there own? I noticed mine has shifted more to the left.

[ichi]

yes they can move. Mine was attached to a small piece of rubble rock when I got it and now it's moving toward the glass.