GSP v pulsing Xenia

[Mariette]

I love the look of both these but am afraid they’ll take over my tank. Enter 20g display Refugium. I should specify that the point of said refugium is pods. So, live rock, pods, macro algae (going w dragon’s breath and saving the cheato for the sump. I want this to be pretty) gsp, and pulsing Xenia. Will one outcompete the other? Will they co exist?

 

[James M]

You can have them on their own island but it’s hard to say what will take over what

 

[Mariette]

You can have them on their own island but it’s hard to say what will take over what

I hear both will eventually expand beyond their own island. That’s the part I’m worried about. Otherwise they’d go into DT

 

[Maddlesrain]

GSP will bulldoze over anything it reaches. It is a very strong coral, whereas Xenia is extremely weak.
I have both in my display. The GSP is isolated from everything else so it cannot spread and take over. The Xenia is not because it’s extremely easy to rip off areas you don’t want and stick something else over it. Neither release any sort of “spore” that will allow them to spread beyond what they can touch, so if you do an Xenia or GSP island you’re safe from a tank invasion.

 

[Mariette]

GSP will bulldoze over anything it reaches. It is a very strong coral, whereas Xenia is extremely weak.
I have both in my display. The GSP is isolated from everything else so it cannot spread and take over. The Xenia is not because it’s extremely easy to rip off areas you don’t want and stick something else over it. Neither release any sort of “spore” that will allow them to spread beyond what they can touch, so if you do an Xenia or GSP island you’re safe from a tank invasion.

Ive read that Xenia, once it overcrowds it’s space, can detach a piece, float, and repopulate elsewhere.

I’ve also read that gsp, once it overpopulated it’s space, can reach out and populate elsewhere.

Am I mistaken?

 

[Maddlesrain]

Ive read that Xenia, once it overcrowds it’s space, can detach a piece, float, and repopulate elsewhere.

I’ve also read that gsp, once it overpopulated it’s space, can reach out and populate elsewhere.

Am I mistaken?

Maybe, but I have a massive mat of GSP and it hadn’t done that or shown signs of doing so. It’s also at pretty full capacity. I don’t want to say it won’t though because I don’t know for sure and I’d hate to turn your tank into a GSP field Haha

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

IME I have seen GSP grow over rock and form what is similar to ants making a bridge, but this takes a lon time. Itd be easy to just snip in off.

 

[Mariette]

Maybe, but I have a massive mat of GSP and it hadn’t done that or shown signs of doing so. It’s also at pretty full capacity. I don’t want to say it won’t though because I don’t know for sure and I’d hate to turn your tank into a GSP field Haha

I appreciate the info thx

 

[Mariette]

IME I have seen GSP grow over rock and form what is similar to ants making a bridge, but this takes a lon time. Itd be easy to just snip in off.

That’s a good point

 

[Iván Olalla]

i've both growing in my pico Reef on the back wall, no invasion of other areas yet

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Awesome little tank!!!

 

[Iván Olalla]

Awesome little tank!!!

Tks! I've many pics in my build thread if you want to check it out!
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ivans-pico-reef.392773/#post-4735947

 

[Mariette]

i've both growing in my pico Reef on the back wall, no invasion of other areas yet

Wow. What a beautiful tank!

 

[Iván Olalla]

Wow. What a beautiful tank!

Tks a lot, it's still young... You can visit my build thread to see some more pics if you want!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ivans-pico-reef.392773/#post-4735947

 

[Mariette]

Will do thx!!!

I’ve got a build thread going too though it’s nowhere near as exciting as I’m assuming yours is ;) feel free to drop by

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-made-possible-by-r2r.587436/

 

[Iván Olalla]

Will do thx!!!

I’ve got a build thread going too though it’s nowhere near as exciting as I’m assuming yours is ;) feel free to drop by

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-made-possible-by-r2r.587436/

Will do for sure!

 

[Emarley]

i've both growing in my pico Reef on the back wall, no invasion of other areas yet

Love your tank. Going to check out your build thread.

 

[Reefster]

I can never grow Xenia in my tank. It always melts away and dies.

 

[Mariette]

I can never grow Xenia in my tank. It always melts away and dies.

That’s odd. I’ve got no experience w it so can’t offer you any advise unfortunately

 

[KorD]

Xenia will somehow jump sections of your tank, where gsp will grow as a carpet and not jump around.
That is from my experience in my last tank.