turbo snail killed my xenia?!?!

[llmrbluell]

so i just added a small frag of xenia in my tank and it was doing really well! i woke up in the morning it grew even bigger. and when i woke up from a nap i notice my large turbo snail next to it and my xenia stalk is kind of purple now.... and it doesnt seem to pulse anymore.... anyone know what happened?

i decided to do a water test

ph:8.2
ammonia 0
nitrate and nitrite 0
temp 79

[llmrbluell]

well last night i can confirm that my turbo snail was sucking on it.... and its only the large one.. so i moved him to my sump. and this morning when i woke up my xenia was all purple but i still see very small pulses

should i leave the lights off or on for 8 hours a day? see if it can recove.

[cloak]

I would just stick to the same regime you have going on right now. Parameters look good, assuming lighting is sufficient, no problem. Xenia can be a tricky coral.

Here's a good article.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-02/ac/feature/index.php

HTH.