[cappy290]

I have had this xenia for 2 months with no problem just last weekend I bought a skimmer for my 29gal bio cube and micro bubbles were getting into the tank could this be why my xenia looks like its dying? I turned off the skimmer last night and i will see if there is any improvement in its health when i get off work. I think i will do a water change today also, after i pick up my son. So if anyone has any ideas for me let me know.. Thanks for the help everyone

[msbdiving]

I would be concerned if they are bunched up even when the light is on. Xenia has been known to die off suddenly. They are highly susceptible to changes in pH or pH below 8.2. Check to see if you are getting pH swings at night.

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by msbdiving

I would be concerned if they are bunched up even when the light is on. Xenia has been known to die off suddenly. They are highly susceptible to changes in pH or pH below 8.2. Check to see if you are getting pH swings at night.

They are bunched up even with the light on i am going to check everything today after work than do a water change and see if this helps.

[Fishhead Junkie]

i bought a nice small piece of xenia on a small rock. it moved off the rock onto some of my LR. then some flamingo snails i had bought started eating it really bad. i got rid of them but the xenia doesnt open up anymore, just kind of sits all balled up. if it was dead, wouldnt it of eventually died away to nothing?? its been a couple months now, any suggestions on how to resurect the dead or dying xenia??

steve

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by Fishhead Junkie

i bought a nice small piece of xenia on a small rock. it moved off the rock onto some of my LR. then some flamingo snails i had bought started eating it really bad. i got rid of them but the xenia doesnt open up anymore, just kind of sits all balled up. if it was dead, wouldnt it of eventually died away to nothing?? its been a couple months now, any suggestions on how to resurect the dead or dying xenia??

steve

Steve I hope a good water change will resurect my dying xenia this same xenia was looking really bad once before and i did a 50% water change and boy did he come back better than before. Well i will let you know how i make out with this guy after the water change.

[Kevin W]

are you adding iodine to the tank?? xenia needs to have a good iodine level and are you adding any other trace elements?? has the current changed or lighting since you added the xenia to the tank?

[emccullough1]

I'm new at this so dont take what I say as fact. but I have notesed my Pulsing xenia seems to clamp up any time my temps get above 84. Maybe your new skimmer is heating up your tank .

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by Kevin W

are you adding iodine to the tank?? xenia needs to have a good iodine level and are you adding any other trace elements?? has the current changed or lighting since you added the xenia to the tank?

I never used iodine in the tank i will pick some up this weekend and start using it in the tank. Everything else in the tank has remained the same it was just funny to me that right after i put the skimmer in the tank it started to look bad since than i shut down the skimmer and it looks better. Thanks for the advise kevin..

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by emccullough1

I'm new at this so dont take what I say as fact. but I have notesed my Pulsing xenia seems to clamp up any time my temps get above 84. Maybe your new skimmer is heating up your tank .

I didnt ever check the temp since i put the skimmer in the tank will do that when i get off work. Thanks for the tip Ed..

[clown shrimp]

be careful with the iodine, if you use alot it WILL grow like weeds, thats how i sell and trade my pulsing pink xenia

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by clown shrimp

be careful with the iodine, if you use alot it WILL grow like weeds, thats how i sell and trade my pulsing pink xenia

Thanks Clown shrimp for the tip I want to let everyone know that 3 days after shutting down the skimmer my xenia looks very good an hopefully will continue to keep growing. Thanks for the tips everyone

[prototypep2p]

its the skimmer sucking every thing out ill bet on it had the same problem with my pom pom keep adding trace elements and iodine.

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by prototypep2p

its the skimmer sucking every thing out ill bet on it had the same problem with my pom pom keep adding trace elements and iodine.

I took the skimmer back to the lfs for store credit for some reason thing just didnt work right. I just did a 7gal water change lastnight so i hope this will keep down my nitrate problem or at least get it under control. Thanks for the help it is always appreciated everyone

[danu_01]

In a small tank skimmers are not needed because the fact that they will pull all of the needed nutrients out of the water and such drastic changes with taking those out and adding some back in isnt the most natural. Keep up the water changes and that is the best thing you can do for a nano tank!

[Dustin1300]

I'll vouch that adding the iodide will make the xenia grow like weeds...I've had a combo rock for 5 weeks and it started off with 3-4 stalks and now I have 15+ and am about to start cutting and trading in to get other corals for free!!! To me, I'll keep adding the iodide...

[WhatReef]

i had the same thing, I had my Xenia for 6 months i only iodine once in a while so that it wouldnt get out of control, when i got it it was one stalk and than it turned into 10 or so than the other day i notice one stalk was brown and withering away and i just thought nothing of it maybe my angel took a bit or something, than the next day the whole colony was detached off the rock and it was dead or dying any thoughts on that?

I'm thinking its my PH level fluctuated drasticly for some reason im not sure why, but perhaps it has something to do with the lettace i have been feeding my fish latey i dunno, maybe my NEW blue linkia star had something to do with, i dunno? its odd and my toad stool hasnt being doing well either but my finger leather and my elegance coral and hammer are all doing very fine so i dont really under stand whats happened here, i did a 10 gallon water change but i prob should of down more, its a 110 Gallon tank and change water has always been a time consumer for me and i really busy so its hard to do this, but i have been running a canistar filter with the black rock stuff an di change it monthly and i have 220 coral life skimmer and all this has been running for over 6 months and i just noticed a lil tiny bit of Cano algae starting to form which is usually a sign of something but i cant remember i think il do a 20 gall water change tonight just to be safe.

[danu_01]

What are your parameters?

Alk, Calc, Ph, Temp, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia.

High or Low alk will get you lots of times.

[Fishhead Junkie]

Xenia is like a temperamental woman...sometimes you just never know what is gonna happen... The 1st piece I ever had did fine in my fairly new 29BC until some flamingo snails started to eat it and it died. When I tried to keep another piece, it literally disentegrated within 24hours, then finally a fellow reefer nearby was giving it away for free, so I grabbed like 5 nice sized pieces and 1 out of the 5 survived and is doing fine and already growing.

Steve

[WhatReef]

yeah i bought mine, it was my first coral and i had it for 7 months than just one day it disentegrated, i was shock to see this happen so im just guessing my PH took a dive cause all my other parameters are fine and i did a 15gallon water change so hopefully its alright

[demonsquirt]

Dont use any additive unless u can test for its level first.

The micro bubbles do no harm. I think its from the position of the xenia to the new skimmer. If you changed the current then they might not be happy with there placement now. Reposititioning the coral or the skimmer would be a great start. Xenia like a good steady flow.

Or the size of the skimmer. Over skimming can remove needed elements. Its best to skim light.

What type of food do you add in the tank and the amount?

[cappy290]

Originally Posted by demonsquirt

Dont use any additive unless u can test for its level first.

The micro bubbles do no harm. I think its from the position of the xenia to the new skimmer. If you changed the current then they might not be happy with there placement now. Reposititioning the coral or the skimmer would be a great start. Xenia like a good steady flow.

Or the size of the skimmer. Over skimming can remove needed elements. Its best to skim light.

What type of food do you add in the tank and the amount?

I got rid of that skimmer and i am just doing water changes now. I did lose that xenia, but have bought another one a week ago and this thing seems to be doing fine. I do have the xenia in a good flow spot and i am feeding this stuff called formula b, this is what the lfs told me would be good for my coral and fish. If any one has any thing better I shoud be doing please let me know..

[jtravapd]

i have noticed in my tank the xenia were greatly affected by change in ph...once i started adding ph buffer on a regular basis, the xenia stopped dying off and began spreading again..

[michelle's ocean fantasy]

That's good to know- thanks for the tip! Couln't figure out how to get them to grow !