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[Jay]

I have Xenia in my 60 gallon and it doubles every 2 months. Bright lights (halides are what I have 250 watt)
They will do great with good water quality and moderate indirect alternating current. I also add 4 drops Iodide to this tank every other day. They like the Iodine and I have found that the bright lights and Iodine will make them pulse ....especially in the evening they pulse very fast. You should either test your iodine levels or do like me and add increasing drops till you notice accelerated diatom and algae growth then back off and find a happy medium dose that does not cause the algae growth. This along with other foods like Cyclopsees, Phytoplex, and Microvert has worked great for all my soft and stoney corals. I have 3 Torch corals that love this combination as well. You don't dose all these at once. What I do is one day I add 1 quarter the recommended dose of Phytoplex, the next day I add 1 quarter the recommended dose of microvert and then skip a day or two and check my water parameters and if the skimmer and sand bed is working good to control nutrients then I resume the feedings. I add the Cyclopsees with one of those test kit spoons a little over full but not heaping every other day. Notice that I don't dose anything at the full recommend dose. Everything in moderation or you will be overfeeding.

I hope this helps with your soft corals. As far as the Xenia goes I dont know if the feedings benefit them but the Iodide will. Be sure to use Iodide while you are a beginner like me because its less likely to overdose because it is not as concentrated as Iodine.

Hope this helps and if you do try this method test your water often.

Other more seasoned reef persons feel free to correct me if I am giving incorrect advice as I am still learning. *

Jay