xenia question

michaeltwana · 01/30/2006, 06:39 PM

My xenia seems to be dying; i had about 10 stalks now i am down to five; they just turn black and disappear; all water tests are fine; i have hard corals that do well but not the xenia weed for some reason; anybody help?

bertoni · 01/30/2006, 07:02 PM

Some people have a hard time with Xenia, and there doesn't seem to be any explanation. I haven't had the problem, so I can't speak from experience.

What corals are in the tank, and what are the water parameters?

Ti · 01/30/2006, 07:29 PM

Xenia are hit or miss, they will die or grow like a weed.
mysterious sthings.

lusenut2 · 01/31/2006, 09:09 AM

What do you feed Xenias

Sheol · 01/31/2006, 09:43 AM

I am at the point where I actually wish I had this problem. Last october, I put one small sprig of Xenia in my tank. Its completely taking over the top of my reef & seems to be trying to light starve everything beneath it on my reef structure. If my clowns didn't like it, it already be gone! But I've seen this haapen at my own supplier of corals. Who knows what this stuff really likes??

Matthew

tag · 01/31/2006, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bertoni
Some people have a hard time with Xenia, and there doesn't seem to be any explanation. I haven't had the problem, so I can't speak from experience.

What corals are in the tank, and what are the water parameters?

Eric Borneman, in his book, says he's noticed that Xenia do better in a not so perfect tank. Your parameters might have gottent too clean for them.

01/30/2006, 06:39 PM	#1
michaeltwana Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: north dakota Posts: 267	xenia question My xenia seems to be dying; i had about 10 stalks now i am down to five; they just turn black and disappear; all water tests are fine; i have hard corals that do well but not the xenia weed for some reason; anybody help?

01/30/2006, 07:02 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Some people have a hard time with Xenia, and there doesn't seem to be any explanation. I haven't had the problem, so I can't speak from experience. What corals are in the tank, and what are the water parameters? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/30/2006, 07:29 PM	#3
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	Xenia are hit or miss, they will die or grow like a weed. mysterious sthings. __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

01/31/2006, 09:09 AM	#4
lusenut2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ocoee, Fl Posts: 1,580	What do you feed Xenias

01/31/2006, 09:43 AM	#5
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	I am at the point where I actually wish I had this problem. Last october, I put one small sprig of Xenia in my tank. Its completely taking over the top of my reef & seems to be trying to light starve everything beneath it on my reef structure. If my clowns didn't like it, it already be gone! But I've seen this haapen at my own supplier of corals. Who knows what this stuff really likes?? Matthew