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05-27-2007, 10:00 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Yes, Xenia like high nutrient levels and intense light for long term success! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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05-27-2007, 10:57 AM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I certainly haven't been overdoing the water changes. More like, I finally remembered to do one. I"ll have to get my act together and do a full water quality check.
As for light intensity, is that something you can judge on a watts per gallon scale?
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20 lbs live rock and 3" sand bed - Remora w/ MJ1200 & Prefilter - 10 gallon sump/fuge - MAG7 & SCWD return - 96w Nova Extreme T5's - Red-legged Hermits - Cerith Snails - Nassarius Snails - Royal Gramma - 6line Wrasse - Maroon Clown - Wheeler's Goby - Bubble-Tip Anemones - Green Star Polyps - Frilly Brown Mushroom - Green Bullseye Mushroom - Kenya Tree Coral - Xenia | |
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05-27-2007, 11:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Not necessarilly, you have to take the size and dimension of your tank into account as well IMO. | |
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05-27-2007, 04:05 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amcarrig  I WAS IN THE POOL!
Sorry....Seinfeld quote...sorry sorry  | Do they know about shrinkage? You mean like with laundry?  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
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
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-27-2007, 05:30 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by coral reefer Yes, Xenia like high nutrient levels and intense light for long term success! |
+2 They are also very sensitive to temperature fluctuations | |
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05-27-2007, 06:54 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I wonder if the addition of my sump/fuge coincided with the start of the decline of my xenia...ie decreased nutrient levels.
I just put a fan on the sump that comes on with the 10,000K light and my temp stays between 77F and 79F. I didn't think this was too much fluctuation in temp. | |
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06-02-2007, 03:04 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Apr 2007
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i have had xenia before i found my blue tank nipping at them. i gave it to my dad and it seems to be doing fine
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] and yes those are my zoa's in that pic.
60gal salt water tank. live rock yea i got that.(not sure how much) live sand im guessing about 70lbs natulas proteenskimer uv filter sumptank w/ bio bio balls eheim canster filter 2 heaters 1/10 chiller firefish 2 scissortail dartfish a yellow and a blue tang watchtower goby coral beuty red wrasse tomato clown bicolor blenny and some coral
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06-03-2007, 07:43 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Darn, was vacuuming my LR this A.M. getting off some Red Slime and other stuff off rocks, and sucked my prize xenia colony into the vacuum hose. 
Looks like it sucked all the juice out of the stalks - has been a limp fagged out mess most of the day...but has started to perk up this evening and some of the polyps have fully recovered and are pulsing nicely.
This is really a durable animal. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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06-04-2007, 05:30 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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06-04-2007, 07:33 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Hey...was just reading an article about xenia problems...
It basically stated that xenia are exceptionally sensitive to light or carbon use changes.
Changed lights lately? --- maybe light periods?
Started or stopped using carbon?
Article said either could trigger a xenia die-off.
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