yah the water ph is like 8.4ish, temp is around 78-79, i do 2 gallon water changes every week, specific gravity is like 1.025 ishoh yes you can add, we just need some params. even xenias will die with bad params.
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yah the water ph is like 8.4ish, temp is around 78-79, i do 2 gallon water changes every week, specific gravity is like 1.025 ishoh yes you can add, we just need some params. even xenias will die with bad params.
not those params. Alkalinity. nitrate. Magnesium. what salt do you use? If you dont want to spend much, go and buy an API reef test kit. Salifert is better, but API will do if your on a tight budget like me.yah the water ph is like 8.4ish, temp is around 78-79, i do 2 gallon water changes every week, specific gravity is like 1.025 ish
Ok so I go to aqualife aqurium and I buy premade salt water, and i competely forgot what salts they us, but its the same salt and water they keep in their massive coral tank. I'll have to use my redsea test kit for nitrates again but I am assuming theres a healthy amount since the clownfish are thriving and for Magnesium I have no clue honestly. Is that really important for pulsing Xenias?not those params. Alkalinity. nitrate. Magnesium. what salt do you use? If you dont want to spend much, go and buy an API reef test kit. Salifert is better, but API will do if your on a tight budget like me.
Mag is needed a little, but if you are doing regular water changes, those should replenish it just fine.Ok so I go to aqualife aqurium and I buy premade salt water, and i competely forgot what salts they us, but its the same salt and water they keep in their massive coral tank. I'll have to use my redsea test kit for nitrates again but I am assuming theres a healthy amount since the clownfish are thriving and for Magnesium I have no clue honestly. Is that really important for pulsing Xenias?
yah I have a rock that has coreline algae on it in the tank rn for when it was cycling. I really really just want this coral to take over the tank since that would be dopeI would personally just wing it because pulsing xenia are so cheap, but params can never hurt. I like that you have a piece of what I assume is established live rock already in your tank, that will help out with biodiversity massively.
↑This↑Mag is needed a little, but if you are doing regular water changes, those should replenish it just fine.
As long as fish are eating and pooping and some nutrients are available, things should be fine to add a test frag.
yah btw if I was to leave the frag on the frag stand would the frag completely cover the stand (to hide it) in the future?Mag is needed a little, but if you are doing regular water changes, those should replenish it just fine.
As long as fish are eating and pooping and some nutrients are available, things should be fine to add a test frag.
I just bought a nice sized pulsing xenia rock cause that stuff is jsut magical.yah I have a rock that has coreline algae on it in the tank rn for when it was cycling. I really really just want this coral to take over the tank since that would be dope
yes, it may take a little time, but it should cover the frag plug.yah btw if I was to leave the frag on the frag stand would the frag completely cover the stand (to hide it) in the future?
Yup. Xenia will cover anything it can get a hold fast on. Friend of mine has a sump full of it and it grows directly on the acrlic and some egg crate dividers where he keeps his cheato.yah btw if I was to leave the frag on the frag stand would the frag completely cover the stand (to hide it) in the future?
Jeeez i am super excited hopefully my LFS has some frags for cheap. I kinda like the WWC pulsing Xenia the best since its deep purple colorYup. Xenia will cover anything it can get a hold fast on. Friend of mine has a sump full of it and it grows directly on the acrlic and some egg crate dividers where he keeps his cheato.
They still proliferate even with too much flow. Even against the current...Stock return pump with nozzle facing up will provide enough flow for pulsing Xenia and most softies until they fill the tank up. Then a small powerhead is all that is needed. Too much flow and they do not pulse.
That they do, just do not pulse as much lol.They still proliferate even with too much flow. Even against the current...
Thanks - that was 1.5 years in, so lots of growth. I constantly pulled Xenia and it always grew back in a few weeks.jeez bro that looks really good, mines very noobish with only 2 clownfish XD
How about placing this type of coral on the substrate between the front glass and the rock? ThanksI'm with you in really liking pulsing xenia - one of my all-time classic coral favorites, and it was the first coral I added to my new tank after a couple of months. Although xenia is very hardy, ime it's also a good indicator of tank params and stability - if ever my pulsing xenia isn't fully out and pulsing, then there's likely a bigger problem. I consider it somewhat like a canary in a coal mine.
Definitely put it on an island as others have said, as it can/does spread like mad. Even if you might like that now when your tank is getting started, you'll wish you had isolated it when you want to add more corals.