Help! Xenia looks really bad! - Page 3

Pigpen17 · 03/10/2014, 07:25 PM

Wow! I just don't get it. I get home and the Xenia is looking better. It's bigger and pulsing, then my damn cleaner shrimp walks up on it and starts stomping it down with it's arms! Why the heck is it doing that? He was all over it yesterday as well. It is very close to going in my soup.

Oh and I got the test kit. By adding dKH buffer yesterday I am up to 8, or 140ppm. PH is up a bit too. I know this is bottom line, but I think I will stay put for today.

Pigpen17 · 03/11/2014, 06:17 PM

You guys were right on it. We (me and it) are on the right track. I am raising KH slow and steady, but we are on our way to 9 and looking very good. Thank you for the help.

mbingha · 03/11/2014, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pigpen17

You guys were right on it. We (me and it) are on the right track. I am raising KH slow and steady, but we are on our way to 9 and looking very good. Thank you for the help.

No problem. Just passing on the knowledge I've learned from those smarter than me on this site.

pitmindi · 03/18/2014, 09:43 PM

Be careful because I killed most of my xenia by accidentally overdosing part A of the 2 part and that made my alk so high it was sky blue and my xenia melted within the next 12 hours and some other corals suffered too.

mbingha · 03/19/2014, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pitmindi

Be careful because I killed most of my xenia by accidentally overdosing part A of the 2 part and that made my alk so high it was sky blue and my xenia melted within the next 12 hours and some other corals suffered too.

That's why you should never dose something you don't test for. Also when dosing two part, 99% of the time you should dose part A and part B equally.

Pigpen17 · 03/19/2014, 06:57 AM

Things are going great. I have my alk up to 9 and I have stopped adding the buffer. The Xenia looks good and has doubled in size. In fact, now I am scared!

mcozad829 · 03/19/2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Novice101

Go to liveaquaria.com they have a nano fish section but I really like the catalina goby . And oh ok I gotcha sounds interesting. You have to have fish while cycling because they create a good bioload for your tank to finish cycling.

Catalina Goby is a relatively cold water fish 60-70 degrees, they (live aquaria) say they won't live long in tropic temps as they will succumb to disease as a result of a decreased immune system from higher temps. Unless you have a chiller this fish may be another heartache.

03/10/2014, 07:25 PM	#51
Pigpen17 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tacoma, Wa. Posts: 1,006	Wow! I just don't get it. I get home and the Xenia is looking better. It's bigger and pulsing, then my damn cleaner shrimp walks up on it and starts stomping it down with it's arms! Why the heck is it doing that? He was all over it yesterday as well. It is very close to going in my soup. Oh and I got the test kit. By adding dKH buffer yesterday I am up to 8, or 140ppm. PH is up a bit too. I know this is bottom line, but I think I will stay put for today. __________________ Never trust a man with a castle in his tank. 56g Column \|Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer \|Reef Breeders Photon 24 LED \|850gph Koralia (X2) \| Maxspect Gyre XF130 Last edited by Pigpen17; 03/10/2014 at 08:20 PM.

03/11/2014, 06:17 PM	#52
Pigpen17 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tacoma, Wa. Posts: 1,006	You guys were right on it. We (me and it) are on the right track. I am raising KH slow and steady, but we are on our way to 9 and looking very good. Thank you for the help. __________________ Never trust a man with a castle in his tank. 56g Column \|Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer \|Reef Breeders Photon 24 LED \|850gph Koralia (X2) \| Maxspect Gyre XF130

03/19/2014, 06:57 AM	#56
Pigpen17 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tacoma, Wa. Posts: 1,006	Things are going great. I have my alk up to 9 and I have stopped adding the buffer. The Xenia looks good and has doubled in size. In fact, now I am scared! __________________ Never trust a man with a castle in his tank. 56g Column \|Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer \|Reef Breeders Photon 24 LED \|850gph Koralia (X2) \| Maxspect Gyre XF130

03/18/2014, 09:43 PM	#54
pitmindi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 262	Be careful because I killed most of my xenia by accidentally overdosing part A of the 2 part and that made my alk so high it was sky blue and my xenia melted within the next 12 hours and some other corals suffered too.