tangdude Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 hey, ive always wanted some xenia and yesterday i purchased a small frag at the LFS. im so excited, i want it to grow a lot, any tips on how to make it grow fast? Undertheradar did a good job in growing his! 200 watt pc 55 gal Link to comment
rbaby Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Congratulations on the new addition to your tank family Xenia's are pretty I'm torn between a xenia or a kenya tree...but leaning towards a kenya. Link to comment
ben3343 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Xenia is a very strange coral as far as growth. I've had VERY good success in growing it in my 46 gallon under power compacts. I have the pulsing type. I do few water changes and overfeed (in my opinion) in that tank. However, I've had zero success in my 12 gallon though, where I do reqular water changes and try to keep feeding to a minimum. I've also given frags to friends, and they've had no success. I do not dose any type of chemicals in either tank. I'm going to try and get some to work in my 2.5 gallon when I get it set up. Best of luck with yours. Link to comment
aquarium boy Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 my lfs has theres under 250 watt mh and they are huge i think they sayed that they have to frag them every two weeks so for growth i would say get metal halides and wait good luck [aB] Link to comment
Cain Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 An increase in iodine should do the trick and a steady temprature. Link to comment
tangdude Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 is Undertheradar's xenia a kenya tree or xenia? Link to comment
aquarium boy Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 kenya tree is not the same thing as xenia Link to comment
mik Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 get your hands on some giant bali xenia. truly awesome ive been trying to get it local but the only place i can find it is at garf and there in the midwest. Link to comment
tangdude Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 my xenia wont open up! they were open earlyer and now thier closed and wont open. any ideas? Link to comment
kamalehi Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 same happened to mine and they melted away...or it can just be acclimating Link to comment
tangdude Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 mine will prolly melt away Link to comment
EL Diablo Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 whats your water Parameters ? Sometimes my Xenia will close up for a little bit then open up. It usually doesnt stay closed for more than 1 1/2 hour or so. Especially when I do a water change. Link to comment
tangdude Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 they just opened back up! Link to comment
brandino007 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Mine close up at night, but they wont pulse ever I wonder if they are just getting used to their tank only had them for a week. Link to comment
ajbowman Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 GARF is in the midwest? Last time I checked they were in Idaho, and I'm pretty sure that's not considered the midwest. Link to comment
mik Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 GARF is in the midwest? Last time I checked they were in Idaho, and I'm pretty sure that's not considered the midwest. close enough lol, my pt is it wont make it here to ny. Link to comment
tangdude Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 any oe have a good site for xenia info? Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Woot! Garf is here, AHAHAHAA! lol Actually, I dont shop at GARF becuase they drive all the other LFS prices down and force them to hold excellent quality stock.. I sweat sometimes people buy from GARF just because they are well known. Doesnt matter, really. In fact, the one SPS frag (purple monti w/green polyps) fell off becuase it was poorly glued, then bleaced a bit. Not fun. Link to comment
MillerLite Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hey brandino, how much flow do you have in your tank with the pulsing xenia. I heard that if you have lots of flow, they sometimes wont pulse. Try reducing the flow and see what happens. The idea is, and I may be wrong, that they xenia pulse to push water across it arms. By decreasing your flow, you can initiate the pulsing activity. Or this may be all BS and someone sold you non-pulsing xenia at a high price Good luck! Link to comment
brandino007 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 They started to pulse and they were only $14 for 2 stalks. Link to comment
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