Xenia removal question

vessxpress1 · 05/25/2006, 07:47 PM

I just cut out a bunch of pulsing xenia in my tank for the first time. I finally got tired of looking at it growing out of control and did something about it.

I was wondering what the brown stuff is that spews out of the bottom when you cut them and if it can be harmful to the tank. I have quite a bit of carbon running but it's around a month old. I cut out quite a bit. Has anybody ever sold or shipped this stuff, not attached to anything? Would that be ok?

cz80pj · 05/25/2006, 07:53 PM

Your local saltwater fish store should like it, becuase it so hard to ship it.

Drakis · 05/25/2006, 07:55 PM

I agree with cz80pj, trade to a lfs for credit. It doesn't ship well.

Drakis · 05/25/2006, 07:58 PM

P.S. Bow Hunting is the best. Elk season opens sept. 8th....

gfk · 05/25/2006, 08:11 PM

its gonna grow back, mine did 3 times.

i finally just traded the rocks to the lfs for new ones
let them have the friggen xenia for free

ACBlinky · 05/25/2006, 10:08 PM

Next time you frag, if you prefer that the Xenia doesn't grow back, try peeling the base off the rocks. I use a razor blade to pull up an edge, then just peel with my fingernail - they come off quite easily. If you want to attach them to rubble (to trade/sell), this method seems to stress them a lot less than cutting; I drop the frags into a bucket full of rubble (with a PH, heater and light) and they attach and start pulsing again very quickly. Peeling rather than cutting also reduces the huge amount of stress-induced slime they release into the water.

anglecoral · 05/26/2006, 10:12 AM

reason they ship so poorly is because of the slime they produce. if you take the frag out attach it to a piece of styro upside down and let if float in the tank till its done slimming and then put it in the bag it should ship ok. the styro will stop it from touching the bag walls and inducing it to slime more.

socalreefer73 · 05/26/2006, 10:41 AM

I found that a small screwdriver can be used to gouge the rock underneath the xenia to release it (razorblade seems dangerous and not too effetive). Then you can use superglue gel (must be gel) to glue it to new rubble for a super fast bond. Just don't glue your fingers together...

Kaiser Tang · 05/26/2006, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by vessxpress1
I just cut out a bunch of pulsing xenia in my tank for the first time. I finally got tired of looking at it growing out of control and did something about it.

I was wondering what the brown stuff is that spews out of the bottom when you cut them and if it can be harmful to the tank. I have quite a bit of carbon running but it's around a month old. I cut out quite a bit. Has anybody ever sold or shipped this stuff, not attached to anything? Would that be ok?

I don't know what the stuff that spews out when you cut it is. But, it won't hurt anything.

05/25/2006, 07:47 PM	#1
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,603	Xenia removal question I just cut out a bunch of pulsing xenia in my tank for the first time. I finally got tired of looking at it growing out of control and did something about it. I was wondering what the brown stuff is that spews out of the bottom when you cut them and if it can be harmful to the tank. I have quite a bit of carbon running but it's around a month old. I cut out quite a bit. Has anybody ever sold or shipped this stuff, not attached to anything? Would that be ok?

05/25/2006, 10:08 PM	#6
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Next time you frag, if you prefer that the Xenia doesn't grow back, try peeling the base off the rocks. I use a razor blade to pull up an edge, then just peel with my fingernail - they come off quite easily. If you want to attach them to rubble (to trade/sell), this method seems to stress them a lot less than cutting; I drop the frags into a bucket full of rubble (with a PH, heater and light) and they attach and start pulsing again very quickly. Peeling rather than cutting also reduces the huge amount of stress-induced slime they release into the water. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

05/25/2006, 07:53 PM	#2
cz80pj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	Your local saltwater fish store should like it, becuase it so hard to ship it.

05/25/2006, 07:55 PM	#3
Drakis Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA (the Couve) Posts: 241	I agree with cz80pj, trade to a lfs for credit. It doesn't ship well.

05/25/2006, 07:58 PM	#4
Drakis Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA (the Couve) Posts: 241	P.S. Bow Hunting is the best. Elk season opens sept. 8th....

05/25/2006, 08:11 PM	#5
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	its gonna grow back, mine did 3 times. i finally just traded the rocks to the lfs for new ones let them have the friggen xenia for free

05/26/2006, 10:12 AM	#7
anglecoral Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 144	reason they ship so poorly is because of the slime they produce. if you take the frag out attach it to a piece of styro upside down and let if float in the tank till its done slimming and then put it in the bag it should ship ok. the styro will stop it from touching the bag walls and inducing it to slime more.

05/26/2006, 10:41 AM	#8
socalreefer73 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 821	I found that a small screwdriver can be used to gouge the rock underneath the xenia to release it (razorblade seems dangerous and not too effetive). Then you can use superglue gel (must be gel) to glue it to new rubble for a super fast bond. Just don't glue your fingers together...