Xenia's plus Flow

[happyface888]

How much flow should a xenia have? Is too much bad?

[stingythingy45]

Mine are whipped around pretty good by my a Maxijet mod most of the day.Then at night I shut that one down.They seem to be doing really good.As a matter of fact they've attached to the glass and started migrating up it.The only thing I noticed is they don't pulse very much in high flow.

[ArapaimaGiga]

if you have too much flow, they dont pulse as much, instead they stay closed... only good thing about having a lot of flow is that they latch onto nearby rocks faster, making them split... i would probably give them low to med flow rates...

[skydragon]

YA TO MUCH FLOW IS NOT A GOOD THING. A BUDDY OF MY HE GROW SO FAST THAT IT GROW ON HIS SPS AND ALL OVER HIS TANK AND HE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SO.
ArapaimaGiga IS RIGHT LOW TO MED FLOW IS GOOD

[moo0o]

id put them in low to mid flow rates

[wahyu_pb]

Last week i buy pulsing xenia, in a store. the xenia it's fine but why they not pulse. flow med, light 500w in my 90 gal.
can help?

[Mr. Buck]

i have the same problem

[Mr. Buck]

i dont know what the issue is?

[stingythingy45]

Alk seems to make a big difference.
Get your alk up to 10-11 DKH and keep the xenia close to the surface.

[Mr. Buck]

its in a 12 gallon nano its pretty shallow you still think it should be at the top

[DanInSD]

High alkalinity and pH, and lots of light, are essential for Xenia growth.

Dan

[J.R.L.]

i bought a big frag about 6" wide and when i acclimated it and put it in my tank with moderate to fast flow it was at MOST 2" across...i left it like that thinking it was acclimating to the tnak change but after 2 months nothing changed...about 1 week ago i put it in an area with LOW flow and its HUGE and pulsing like crazy...granted it may not split as often but it sure looks much prettier