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04-01-2005, 07:01 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Macomb County, Michigan
Posts: 323
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 |  xenia/salinity
OK...here's the deal. my Xenia was not looking good at all, so i checked my parameters pH 8.2, trates 0, trites 0, ammonia 0, salinity 1.026. did a top- off to bring salinity down a bit, and 2 of the 4 Xenia are looking like they are coming back. could the salinity have something to do with killing the other 2?
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24 gal. Nano Cube with 20#'s ls, 25#'s lr,(2) 36 watt CF 50/50 lights, Royal Gramma, 2 Turbo Snails,2 Peppermint Shrimp, and a big Hairy Green Mushroom!
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04-01-2005, 01:03 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH,Ohio
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| Re: xenia/salinity
I usually keep my salinity at 1.025 but when I forget to top off for more than one day it goes up to 1.026. This happened a few days ago and my Xenia quit pulsing. It is looking better today, but I think it had a negative effect on them. I hope your Xenia recovers.
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55G reef w/ LR and DSB for filtration, 2X 175 GPH PHs, dual 250 watt 14K metal halides, fish, inverts, and new coral: sun polyps, metallic green mushrooms, montipora digitata, green sinularia, hammer coral, green star polyps and hitchiker coral
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04-01-2005, 10:51 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moreno Valley, CA
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| Re: xenia/salinity
Hello i thought i'll pitch in, i got my xenia 3 weeks ago and my salinity is always been around 1.026. at first i thought I killed it when I place it in rock, it took about 4 days to recover from shock anyways now it triple it size and is pulsing like crazy love it . Just give it time how long have you have it, what supplements are you adding. in your tank. 
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04-01-2005, 11:01 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moreno Valley, CA
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| Re: xenia/salinity
here is a pic of it | |
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04-02-2005, 04:33 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: xenia/salinity
I keep my salinity at 1.026 also and my xenia has done very well, also  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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04-02-2005, 06:37 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Macomb County, Michigan
Posts: 323
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| Re: xenia/salinity
I was told that doing weekly water changes provides the supplements needed in a nano.(Reef Crystals) I do a 3 gal. change. Hairy mushrooms are showing "frilly" white stuff now and not opening up all the way. I have a little bit of cyano going on along with some hair algae.
I feed DT's. The 2 xenia that have survived are still on the small side and have not pulsed for about a week now. | |
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04-02-2005, 10:15 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
Posts: 1,238
  | Re: xenia/salinity
My Xenia seem to love amno-acid and trace product. I drip Reef Plus from Seachem in my make water and it always has them pumping. | |
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04-04-2005, 05:04 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
 
| Re: xenia/salinity
yes the salinity matters lol...i was lazy and did not add top off water for like 4 weeks...SRY GUYS.....i had to go out and buy like 7 gals lol...well when i added it the lowered salinity made my guys not pump. how ever i bet that in a day or 2 they will come back...lol _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
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