Dieing xenia

Dys · Post by **Dys** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:31 pm

I have a small 55g tank, with a msall group of corals, frogspawn, ricorda, mushrooms (a few differnt) some different polyp colony, and some other items starting to grow on my rock, too small to tell. But Xenia will not live in this tank, I just tried a 2nd time with a small frag... I aclimated it for over 2 hours, was happy as can be when the lights went out lastnight and today they are hunched over and the polyps are closed and never opened up today and almost brownish... it hasnt started falling apart yet, the trunks still look pretty good, but I can tell it will only be time before those start... I really have no clue, PH is about 8.1, salinity at 1.022... nitrate/nitrite/ammonia are not even readible, no phosphates.

Just cant figure out why xenia wont live

KrazyPlace · Post by **KrazyPlace** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:21 pm

Count yourself lucky!

Seriously... just keep trying, you'll get "unlucky" soon.

Snakeman · Post by **Snakeman** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 8:44 pm

I've had my xenia melt before but it always comes back. I keep my salinity about 1.024 and I don't check my ph much. I also set a tank for a friend and her xenia I brough her melted but came back later. I just stick it in the tank without acclimating it. I'm sure you can get plenty of xenia from the members so keep on trying.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:31 pm

Xenia either does great or really bad, no one knows why.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:42 pm

What's your Alk?

tbmoore · Post by **tbmoore** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:21 am

I agree with consider yourself lucky...it spreads like crazy.

cnovak · Post by **cnovak** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:43 am

i use to scrape my glass of algea now i do it for the xenia.