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05-27-2006, 11:27 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC Age: 24
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|  xenia splitting
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24gal nano, xenia, green plate, orange zoos, orange spot gobie, 4 turbos, 4 scarlets
New tank 150 gal show tank, hippo tang, yellow tang, snowflake eel, 2 clarks, cardnial, toby puffer, dwarf loin, anemone, starry blenny, 4 blue chromis....im sure i left someone out.... | 
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05-27-2006, 12:15 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Yep, they'll do that the minute they feel rock and an open space. The xenia that's moving will leave tissue behind and that'll become another colony.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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05-27-2006, 01:29 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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After a while you'll be wondering on how to make them stop 
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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05-27-2006, 02:40 PM
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#4 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC Age: 24
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yea im sure this is a common thing for them but i thought it was pretty cool | |
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05-27-2006, 05:53 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: May 2005 Age: 38
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Get rid of it or kill it while you still can! JMHO. Superglue works wonders after you have cut off the stalk.
I know it must be exciting having a coral split-but that SOB of a weed can take over a tank and keep coming. good luck! | |
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05-28-2006, 05:17 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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They grow and slit so fast that I try to keep them in one area. There're so easy to fraging that my 8 and 10 yrs old daughter does it with my help and sell them to LFS for a very cheep price and they keep the money.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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05-28-2006, 07:47 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Xenia are very fast growing but they can die just like that. My Xenia doesn't like my Colt coral near it as the polyps closest to the Colt are a different color, and are shriveling up and dying. I guess that is one way of controlling Xenia. _________ 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 Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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05-28-2006, 08:48 AM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC Age: 24
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yea i figured they would spread like wild fire but i still like em...i guess its like the dandelion of the ocean | |
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05-28-2006, 12:31 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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The best way to control them spreading is having corals around them that wont allow them to spread.
coral_reefer is right, they might spread fast, but can die instantly too! I had one die because I shocked it through water changes. | |
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05-28-2006, 01:17 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Hmmm, mine never seem to die...infact some how a couple of colonies are growing at the to of the tank on the glass and if i forget to top off they are exposed to air...they always spring back. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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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
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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