How to remove xenias

antjtc · 05/29/2013, 10:12 PM

My xenias have grown like crazy and now I need to prune them. Should I just try my best to scrape the base w a knife? Do I need to worry about it releasing lots of slime? Any tips would be appreciated.

schatzi · 05/29/2013, 10:33 PM

scraping them off with a razor blade and having a net close by will work. mine grew back but very slowly, actually kind of neat to watch them come back, I'll just scrape them again one day.

accordsirh22 · 05/29/2013, 10:48 PM

just use your fingernail to lift the edge and peel them off

Arkayology · 05/29/2013, 11:15 PM

A torch in a well ventilated area.

dsmooth · 05/30/2013, 12:25 AM

I used to take the rock out , scrape them off with a razor, and put kalk the rock. Those things are the weeds of saltwater.

Frantz · 05/30/2013, 06:04 AM

Scraping and then covering with rubble. Then next time they will just grow over the rubble and that is easy to remove to sell/trade and continue to replace the rubble.

Fish_Freek · 05/30/2013, 07:24 AM

All the mentioned above will work....it just depends on if you want them to sell back to the LFS or you just want them gone.

05/29/2013, 10:12 PM	#1
antjtc Jon Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Clayton,California Posts: 222	How to remove xenias My xenias have grown like crazy and now I need to prune them. Should I just try my best to scrape the base w a knife? Do I need to worry about it releasing lots of slime? Any tips would be appreciated.

05/29/2013, 10:33 PM	#2
schatzi Professional amateur Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: JC, MO Posts: 513	scraping them off with a razor blade and having a net close by will work. mine grew back but very slowly, actually kind of neat to watch them come back, I'll just scrape them again one day. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef, 46g predator tank, 25g fuge, 39g frag/fuge, 70g sump, 29g clown tank.

05/29/2013, 11:15 PM	#4
Arkayology Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,597	A torch in a well ventilated area. __________________ -Matt in between tanks

05/30/2013, 07:24 AM	#7
Fish_Freek Cheese Head Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kimberly, WI Posts: 386	All the mentioned above will work....it just depends on if you want them to sell back to the LFS or you just want them gone. __________________ ~~ Bob ~~ Current Tank Info: 75g reef tank, octoHB2000 HOB skimmer, 2x EG D120 Led black boxes

05/29/2013, 10:48 PM	#3
accordsirh22 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 817	just use your fingernail to lift the edge and peel them off

05/30/2013, 12:25 AM	#5
dsmooth Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 341	I used to take the rock out , scrape them off with a razor, and put kalk the rock. Those things are the weeds of saltwater.

05/30/2013, 06:04 AM	#6
Frantz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pennsylvanian Posts: 109	Scraping and then covering with rubble. Then next time they will just grow over the rubble and that is easy to remove to sell/trade and continue to replace the rubble.