xenias, i forgot somthing

icarus999 · 04/09/2006, 03:12 PM

today i purchased a xenia, getting ready to split, this is what i know, please correct me or add any details i need to know

-a low maintenance soft coral
-will flourish in right conditions
-generally easy to keep, need a fair about of light
-filter feed or hand feed.

please let me know if i forgot anything ( I already know the basics of coral care)

Andrew · 04/09/2006, 03:16 PM

You forgot something...

-Grows like crazy

icarus999 · 04/09/2006, 03:16 PM

awesome, so im good to go?

Andrew · 04/09/2006, 03:18 PM

Pretty much. What kind of lights are you keeping it under? And how high of a flow area?

icarus999 · 04/09/2006, 03:32 PM

the lights are 120watt powerstrip 10k, and i have a decent flow running through the entire thing. at the lfs the crazy thing is, i've seen it growing UNDER rocks where there is little or no water flow and light.

Andrew · 04/09/2006, 03:37 PM

Let us know how they do and take some pictures if you can.

icarus999 · 04/09/2006, 03:51 PM

ok, i'll see what i can do

Jierongk · 04/09/2006, 04:19 PM

I bought some Xenia from one of the members in the forum.. they ahve taken over half my tank now.. anyone knows how to stop them from growoing like crazy?

RLMainers · 04/09/2006, 06:21 PM

We "harvest" (pluck it out with tweezers and throw it away) ours once every couple of months, b/c it grows like mad! We don't use chemicals, so I have no idea what else you'd use to keep it in check.

aquawolf · 04/09/2006, 06:33 PM

Like RLMainers said, physically separate them from the rock they are on. Then you have a couple of choices. 1) You can just throw them away as stated or 2) You could try to sell them to other people in the selling forums or the LFS.

Good luck!

rem7mag · 04/09/2006, 10:15 PM

i started selling them to the lfs in my town, just find out when they are getting in live rock and get the rubble from them, then place a peice of the rubble (about a peice the size of a quarter) right on the trunk or stalk of the xenia so it will irritate it and within a couple of days it will attach itself to the live rock peice, then you just take a razor blade and cut it away from the base rock ( most of the time they will move the entire stalk by themselves) and poof, you got 15-20 bucks from the lfs

04/09/2006, 03:12 PM	#1
icarus999 Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 110	xenias, i forgot somthing today i purchased a xenia, getting ready to split, this is what i know, please correct me or add any details i need to know -a low maintenance soft coral -will flourish in right conditions -generally easy to keep, need a fair about of light -filter feed or hand feed. please let me know if i forgot anything ( I already know the basics of coral care)

04/09/2006, 06:33 PM	#10
aquawolf Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Martin, South Carolina Posts: 343	Like RLMainers said, physically separate them from the rock they are on. Then you have a couple of choices. 1) You can just throw them away as stated or 2) You could try to sell them to other people in the selling forums or the LFS. Good luck! __________________ Most good judgment comes from experience. Most experience comes from bad judgment. Current Tank Info: 75 Reef, CPR CY294, Home Made Refugium, Coralife Aqualight Pro 48" Dual 150 MH / 30 Gallon Sea Horse Tank / 40 Gallon FOWLR

04/09/2006, 03:16 PM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	You forgot something... -Grows like crazy

04/09/2006, 03:18 PM	#4
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Pretty much. What kind of lights are you keeping it under? And how high of a flow area?

04/09/2006, 03:32 PM	#5
icarus999 Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 110	the lights are 120watt powerstrip 10k, and i have a decent flow running through the entire thing. at the lfs the crazy thing is, i've seen it growing UNDER rocks where there is little or no water flow and light.

04/09/2006, 03:37 PM	#6
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Let us know how they do and take some pictures if you can.

04/09/2006, 03:51 PM	#7
icarus999 Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 110	ok, i'll see what i can do

04/09/2006, 04:19 PM	#8
Jierongk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 97	I bought some Xenia from one of the members in the forum.. they ahve taken over half my tank now.. anyone knows how to stop them from growoing like crazy?

04/09/2006, 06:21 PM	#9
RLMainers Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 241	We "harvest" (pluck it out with tweezers and throw it away) ours once every couple of months, b/c it grows like mad! We don't use chemicals, so I have no idea what else you'd use to keep it in check.

04/09/2006, 10:15 PM	#11
rem7mag Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	i started selling them to the lfs in my town, just find out when they are getting in live rock and get the rubble from them, then place a peice of the rubble (about a peice the size of a quarter) right on the trunk or stalk of the xenia so it will irritate it and within a couple of days it will attach itself to the live rock peice, then you just take a razor blade and cut it away from the base rock ( most of the time they will move the entire stalk by themselves) and poof, you got 15-20 bucks from the lfs