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04-13-2008, 02:38 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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How is the flow in your tank?
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55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | 
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04-13-2008, 02:49 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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flow is good they are moving real good ,nice swaying motion i have them on the bottom of the tank like i said they seem happy they have definitly grown in the 3 weeks ive had them | |
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04-13-2008, 02:52 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Try moving it up a little.They love light. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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04-13-2008, 02:57 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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Are you dosing phyto? | |
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04-13-2008, 02:59 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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do you think the pc light is enough ? and if i move them up do you think there is any chance of the pulsing returning? | |
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04-13-2008, 03:00 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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i use dt premium reef blend in all my tanks and some cyclops and oyster eggs when i can find it | |
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04-13-2008, 03:09 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
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Originally Posted by ollie51  do you think the pc light is enough ? and if i move them up do you think there is any chance of the pulsing returning? | I think that light has alot to do with it. For ex. I have xenias on almost every level in the tank. The bottom colonies are alive but dont pulse. The ones in the middle pulse a little better and the ones near the top pulse the way they should. I have (2) 250w MH's. Trying placing them high in the tank and see what happens. Luna | |
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04-13-2008, 03:20 PM
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| | Stylophora
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 I think that light has alot to do with it. For ex. I have xenias on almost every level in the tank. The bottom colonies are alive but dont pulse. The ones in the middle pulse a little better and the ones near the top pulse the way they should. I have (2) 250w MH's. Trying placing them high in the tank and see what happens. Luna |
Light is very important to that' xenia and does very well ' hit it with as much light as you can
getting it to pulse can be easy' maybe some indirect water flow' will get it to liven up , | |
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04-13-2008, 03:30 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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Check the DKH levels thats what I have found to make them act a bit sluggish I use them at our shop as an indicator of needing to cut the reactors up to raise the DKH that has fallen off. As for lighting VHO's and P/C or T5 do very well as they don't do well under strong direct lighting that also tends to just brown them all up. Oh and watch dosing the Plankton it can ruin your tank.. Also its not even know what Xenia's feed on and or why the even pulse for that matter . Lots of theories though.. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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