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02-11-2004, 01:02 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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Pulsing xenia
I picked up this frag and it is not attached to a rock. When I tried to put it in a hole in my LR it moved to the bottom of the tank in some sand. Of course, I tried moving it several times. Any suggestions?
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02-11-2004, 01:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Sugarhill, GA
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Toothpicks work great 
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02-11-2004, 01:26 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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Thru the actual xenia? Glenn brought a brown leather coral home last night w/ a toothpick thru it. Not to sound stupid, but this won't kill my xenia? Where and how do I do this? Thanks again for the mags!!
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02-11-2004, 01:39 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Suwanee
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No
THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT WILL KILL XENIA EXCEPT FOR THE TOLIET.....LOL.....
I frag it out often and I put it on a rock and wrap it with bridal veil that you can get at walmart in dress making section. It works well and you don't hafta chase the xenia all over the tank. It stays put!......Just wrap a rubberband around the rock and everything will stay....
remove the bridal veil in about 2 weeks and it will be attached.
Hope that helps.
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130 lbs of Live Rock (mostly reef bones base rock)
2 x 250 DIY 10K XM bulbs with 2 F-Can Ballast
30 gallon DIY Sump, with 10 gallon fuge
Mag 9.5 return
MR-1 Skimmer
RedSea WaveMaster Pro with 3 maxi-jet 1200's
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02-11-2004, 01:42 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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You have GOT to be kidding me? Ok, one more question. I "assume" that I can't put it too tight, otherwise it won't grow?!? Thanks for replying instead of just reading the thread!!!
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02-11-2004, 01:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Sugarhill, GA
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Yep, done that before, works great....
Pretty soon you won't be able to give the stuff away fast enough.
Sometimes I think I weed my tank more then my yard.
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02-11-2004, 01:44 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Sugarhill, GA
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A little loose is better, but Xenia can take just about anything.
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02-11-2004, 01:45 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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You're AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!
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02-11-2004, 01:49 PM
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Phish Phan
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Smyrna, GA
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Yeah, I agree, the stuff is almost indestructable. Even if you cut it off at the stalk, if any of it remains on the rock at all, it will grow back. Actually, I usually see little baby xenias within 24 hrs.
Had to meticulously clean the rock that had it before putting it in my new tank. Threw the little peices in a 10g and they are attaching to the glass, the filter, any nearby rocks, other corals...
I've even seen the stuff growing on the shell of a hermit crab.
With all that said, I've heard of some people that can't grow it at all ( I'd like to hear their secret).
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02-11-2004, 02:35 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Duluth, GA
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I know one way to kill it. Convince a BTA to wonder beside it for a few days. Ours killed every Xenia frag it touched in about a week. We started with one stalk many months ago (Thanks RAY!) and we are only up to two because of the BTA attack. The BTA has since moved on, but the dead stalks did not come back. However, the living stalk is growing very well...maybe, too well. |
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02-11-2004, 03:53 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cumming
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What is a BTA. I am one of the few people in the world that has a hard time with Xenia. I have perfect water...acording to recent test at Aquarium Showcase and am keeping hammer corals, brain corals, shroom and polyps with no problem. |
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02-11-2004, 03:55 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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Bulb Tip Anemone! Welcome to the newbie club!!
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02-11-2004, 06:36 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Suwanee
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McReef...
I bet you can't kill mine...Let me know if you need any....I just fraged out about 4 large pieces....
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90 Gallon AGA RR Tank
130 lbs of Live Rock (mostly reef bones base rock)
2 x 250 DIY 10K XM bulbs with 2 F-Can Ballast
30 gallon DIY Sump, with 10 gallon fuge
Mag 9.5 return
MR-1 Skimmer
RedSea WaveMaster Pro with 3 maxi-jet 1200's
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02-12-2004, 08:55 AM
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Snorkelholic
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Buford, GA
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Sometimes "perfect" water isn't so good for Xenia. It's a lagoonal coral that likes dirty water.... well, not too dirty.
Iodine is also great for xenia. If you really want to get serious - get some Lugol's Solution and watch your xenia grow like kudzu.
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02-12-2004, 08:56 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: N.Gwinnett
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Thanks!!
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