My Xenia looks crappy?

BMcCoy · 06/13/2006, 04:21 PM

Last night it was open and pulsing very well. It looked great. Today it looks like crap. Everything else is fine. I wonder what happened?

Ben

xinumaster · 06/13/2006, 04:24 PM

Some hobbiest use xenia as a monitor. If the xenia is unhappy that means your ws parameter is bad.

BMcCoy · 06/13/2006, 04:52 PM

Parden my ignorance, but what is ws parameter?

Ben

Bebo77 · 06/13/2006, 06:46 PM

water wont go bad overnight.. i cant keep xenia in my tank.. but everythinh else is doing fine....

jeffnsa · 06/15/2006, 07:04 AM

is the xenia melting away or just shrunk up, they have a tendency to shrink up for a day or so, i dont know why.

whiteshark · 06/15/2006, 10:57 AM

Yeah, my xenia retracts sometimes. Usually not for more than a day, though. If it starts to melt away then I would check all the water params ( ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, Alk ect..) and see if anything is out of whack.

BMcCoy · 06/15/2006, 12:28 PM

It's dead. I went to move it and pieces started coming off. I went ahead and took it out of the tank so as to not polute it. I have checked all the parameters and everything is fine. I guess I just got a bad $30 piece xenia..

Ben

Bedeq · 06/15/2006, 01:50 PM

my xenia is growing out of control, im constantly trimming it, it does somtimes stop pulsing and swells up but only for no more then 20 min.

jpierson77 · 06/15/2006, 03:38 PM

About two days ago i noticed some of the, Ill call them petals had a dark black line in them. then over the last few days they have started to wilt and shrink up. seem to be getting worse. All water checks out i have swithed from 10k 150 hqi's to 20k 400 se's could this be the problem. Kinda odd everything else looks good

gflat65 · 06/15/2006, 09:06 PM

They melt in my tank, while acros, LPS and zoas do fine. They can be ticky. They seem to like dirty water (many softies like more nutrients for more growth, or at least this seems commonly accepted) and low/medium flow. They will do okay in higher flow, but increased flow seems to reduce pulsing. We can find you another xenia for a lot less than $30

. In your tank, they should do well.

How long had it been in your tank? If it was recently shipped, the stress involved could be the cause. They secrete chemical when shipped that can 'suffocate' them. People are figuring it out now, though (blasting with a powerhead and allowing the 'slime' to rinse off prior to putting in a bag seems to inprove shipping rates).

Many softies seem to like a little Iodine from time to time. On a tank as small as yours, I'd be very careful, though. A little goes a long way. I don't test for iodine, so I only dose half of what it says about .75X as frequent in a 125.

Did you get a temperature spike, possibly?

As for xenia, Casey (greystreet) has some pink pulsing and coralreefing can get you some blue pom poms (they are my favorites because of growth form-easier to control).

BMcCoy · 06/16/2006, 10:12 PM

Hey gary,
It had been in the tank for about a week. The temp stays pretty stable in my tank throughout the day. It kind of sucks that I lost it, but I got another really pretty piece from Casey that is very nice looking. We'll see how it does. Thanks for everything.

Ben

06/13/2006, 04:21 PM	#1
BMcCoy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville Tn Posts: 225	My Xenia looks crappy? Last night it was open and pulsing very well. It looked great. Today it looks like crap. Everything else is fine. I wonder what happened? Ben

06/13/2006, 04:24 PM	#2
xinumaster reef addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sj ca Posts: 3,023	Some hobbiest use xenia as a monitor. If the xenia is unhappy that means your ws parameter is bad. __________________ -perry/xinumaster Current Tank Info: 375g tank, 110g sump, tunze:2x 6200, 2x6100, 2x 6125, 2x 6025, lighting: 4x400w on luminarc: korallin 4002, diy kalk reactor, diy sulfur reactor, neptune ACpro, ATB large skimmer, 3.28kw solar system:

06/13/2006, 06:46 PM	#4
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,896	water wont go bad overnight.. i cant keep xenia in my tank.. but everythinh else is doing fine.... __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

06/15/2006, 10:57 AM	#6
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 1,844	Yeah, my xenia retracts sometimes. Usually not for more than a day, though. If it starts to melt away then I would check all the water params ( ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, Alk ect..) and see if anything is out of whack. __________________ Current tank: 27g cube, 15g sump, 7g fuge. ASM G2. JBJ ATO. JBJ wave maker 2x500gph. 2 x phosban 150; BRS carbon and GFO. Mag5. 25 lbs base rock. 25 lbs aragonite. 150W HQI.

06/15/2006, 01:50 PM	#8
Bedeq Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 143	my xenia is growing out of control, im constantly trimming it, it does somtimes stop pulsing and swells up but only for no more then 20 min. __________________ Kevin

06/13/2006, 04:52 PM	#3
BMcCoy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville Tn Posts: 225	Parden my ignorance, but what is ws parameter? Ben

06/15/2006, 07:04 AM	#5
jeffnsa Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: san antonio,tx Posts: 150	is the xenia melting away or just shrunk up, they have a tendency to shrink up for a day or so, i dont know why.

06/15/2006, 12:28 PM	#7
BMcCoy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville Tn Posts: 225	It's dead. I went to move it and pieces started coming off. I went ahead and took it out of the tank so as to not polute it. I have checked all the parameters and everything is fine. I guess I just got a bad $30 piece xenia.. Ben

06/15/2006, 03:38 PM	#9
jpierson77 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 202	About two days ago i noticed some of the, Ill call them petals had a dark black line in them. then over the last few days they have started to wilt and shrink up. seem to be getting worse. All water checks out i have swithed from 10k 150 hqi's to 20k 400 se's could this be the problem. Kinda odd everything else looks good

06/15/2006, 09:06 PM	#10
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,718	They melt in my tank, while acros, LPS and zoas do fine. They can be ticky. They seem to like dirty water (many softies like more nutrients for more growth, or at least this seems commonly accepted) and low/medium flow. They will do okay in higher flow, but increased flow seems to reduce pulsing. We can find you another xenia for a lot less than $30. In your tank, they should do well. How long had it been in your tank? If it was recently shipped, the stress involved could be the cause. They secrete chemical when shipped that can 'suffocate' them. People are figuring it out now, though (blasting with a powerhead and allowing the 'slime' to rinse off prior to putting in a bag seems to inprove shipping rates). Many softies seem to like a little Iodine from time to time. On a tank as small as yours, I'd be very careful, though. A little goes a long way. I don't test for iodine, so I only dose half of what it says about .75X as frequent in a 125. Did you get a temperature spike, possibly? As for xenia, Casey (greystreet) has some pink pulsing and coralreefing can get you some blue pom poms (they are my favorites because of growth form-easier to control). __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

06/16/2006, 10:12 PM	#11
BMcCoy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville Tn Posts: 225	Hey gary, It had been in the tank for about a week. The temp stays pretty stable in my tank throughout the day. It kind of sucks that I lost it, but I got another really pretty piece from Casey that is very nice looking. We'll see how it does. Thanks for everything. Ben