xenia...why did I pay for this stuff, whats the best way to eliminate it? - Page 2

Flipper62 · 08/20/2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by kware
I only feed my fish once a day. A relatively small amount. They devour all of it.
I would love to trade for... anything!

Nice avitar...( arty lang )..

I swear you cant kill them...I have tried. What I do now is get some small live rock from your LFS. Stick them in the big bush of them. They will grow on the rock in a matter of days. Then take those small rocks into your LFS & trade them in on other corals.

kware · 08/21/2009, 12:14 AM

That sounds like a great idea. I've seen xenia attach to rocks and glass within a day.

kware · 08/21/2009, 12:19 AM

here is my purple rock before the xenia covered it up. I will try to find a pic of them all covered up.

Kdocimo90 · 08/21/2009, 12:27 AM

nice zoas lol

kware · 08/21/2009, 12:59 AM

I have 3 other kinds of zoas and they are the only kind I can get to grow and spread.

Tadashi · 08/21/2009, 05:44 PM

That picture was taken after a pruning. The overflow is 28" across and 30" tall. It is hard to see but on the right side you can see the rest of the colony in the reflection. I would do about a 12-gal WC each week and pull out about 1 gallon ziplock's worth. The local LFS would take it sometimes for some kitty litter or dog food.

My calc was around 550 and hada 8" sandbed. I think my clams and the xenia helped keep my tank low in nutrients because I would feed a lot of plankton and foods for the fish. All three tangs had big pot bellies.

kware · 08/21/2009, 08:38 PM

This is kinda of a bad picture but you get the idea of how much xenia there is.

kware · 08/21/2009, 08:55 PM

This pic isn't really related but you can see the growth in this plate coral. The square indentation was the originial frag I got .

basssnake · 08/22/2009, 12:28 PM

send some of the xenia to me......lol

kware · 08/23/2009, 12:53 AM

I was thinking about using one of these Lindy worm blowers to injest some of the xenia with alk solution. It has a pretty sharp needle what do you guys think?

kware · 08/23/2009, 12:55 AM

I ment inject not injest , although it's pretty much the same outcome.

Aquafred · 08/23/2009, 08:43 AM

Why not use a regular syringe and needle?

08/21/2009, 12:27 AM	#29
Kdocimo90 Superior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 6,175	nice zoas lol __________________ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) VISIT MY HOME PAGE (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) TO SEE MY 210G TANK (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ -Kevin Current Tank Info: 210 Gallon Softy/LPS Reef Tank

08/21/2009, 05:44 PM	#31
Tadashi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ft. Hood, TX, USA Posts: 2,252	That picture was taken after a pruning. The overflow is 28" across and 30" tall. It is hard to see but on the right side you can see the rest of the colony in the reflection. I would do about a 12-gal WC each week and pull out about 1 gallon ziplock's worth. The local LFS would take it sometimes for some kitty litter or dog food. My calc was around 550 and hada 8" sandbed. I think my clams and the xenia helped keep my tank low in nutrients because I would feed a lot of plankton and foods for the fish. All three tangs had big pot bellies. __________________ Honey, put down the bleach and step away from the tank. I promise we will spend more quality time together. Current Tank Info: 14-gal Oceanic BioCube (see homepage link for current status)

08/21/2009, 12:14 AM	#27
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	That sounds like a great idea. I've seen xenia attach to rocks and glass within a day.

08/21/2009, 12:19 AM	#28
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	here is my purple rock before the xenia covered it up. I will try to find a pic of them all covered up.

08/21/2009, 12:59 AM	#30
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	I have 3 other kinds of zoas and they are the only kind I can get to grow and spread.

08/21/2009, 08:38 PM	#32
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	This is kinda of a bad picture but you get the idea of how much xenia there is.

08/21/2009, 08:55 PM	#33
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	This pic isn't really related but you can see the growth in this plate coral. The square indentation was the originial frag I got .

08/22/2009, 12:28 PM	#34
basssnake Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 838	send some of the xenia to me......lol

08/23/2009, 12:53 AM	#35
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	I was thinking about using one of these Lindy worm blowers to injest some of the xenia with alk solution. It has a pretty sharp needle what do you guys think?

08/23/2009, 12:55 AM	#36
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	I ment inject not injest , although it's pretty much the same outcome.

08/23/2009, 08:43 AM	#37
Aquafred Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 203	Why not use a regular syringe and needle?