Whats everyone's opinions on Pulsing Xenia?

[ReisolnitsuJ]

Gonna eventually come around to start adding corals to my aquarium, I have been doing a lot of research and have seen some mixed reviews about Xenia corals. Just wondering what people on here think.

 

[Kellie in CA]

I like it, but this time I placed it on it's own rock so it doesn't take over. I already have enough issues with GSP!

 

[cracker]

I like it ! I have some on a rock & have glued some on the over flow box. & on the back glass . I think it adds nice color & movement .

Clarification, Folks when I made the above post on Wensday , I thought we were talking about GSP not Pulsing Zenia .

 

[ReisolnitsuJ]

I like it, but this time I placed it on it's own rock so it doesn't take over. I already have enough issues with GSP!

Was also thinking of some GSP but I dont want the Xenia and GSP to completely run the tank

 

[vanpire]

My wife loved Xenia so much the first time she saw it that she agreed to let me spend money on a reef tank if I made sure to have pulsing Xenia. I have had Xenia in my reef tanks ever since.

 

[lbacha]

My display fuge

My work tank

Xenia is great but watch out this all started from a couple heads a year ago

 

[Jet915]

they are nice but u need to isolate them,ni have some on some rocks crowding some sps so i need to trim them off every few weeks which is a pain.

 

[MTBake]

I think they're very cool! But they can be a pain when they start spreading.

 

[ReisolnitsuJ]

My display fuge

My work tank

Xenia is great but watch out this all started from a couple heads a year ago

oh wow

 

[ReisolnitsuJ]

if I isolate them will they spread onto the substrate eventually? or will they stay to the isolated rock?

 

[norfolkgarden]

if I isolate them will they spread onto the substrate eventually? or will they stay to the isolated rock?

They shatter and travel. GSP doesn't generally do that.

You can keep them in check with constant vigilance. Lol, but it will take constant vigilance.
A razor blade and a dab of reef putty.
I love ours. But just in the spots I placed it.

Pretty much you can almost guarantee that within 2 years you will fail and it will start to take over your tank. [emoji6]

 

[vic5hands]

stay away remember what i said

 

[garbled]

I love Xenia. So beautiful.

I know some people are against it, because it takes over, and yes, it does, but its a beautiful active, moving coral, there just aren't alot like it. Any coral can become a weed if it has the right growth conditions. It's only a weed though if you don't like it.

 

[ReisolnitsuJ]

They shatter and travel. GSP doesn't generally do that.

You can keep them in check with constant vigilance. Lol, but it will take constant vigilance.
A razor blade and a dab of reef putty.
I love ours. But just in the spots I placed it.

Pretty much you can almost guarantee that within 2 years you will fail and it will start to take over your tank. [emoji6]

Ok well thats good to know. One of my comcerns was that it would mat all over my substarte and cover it all up

 

[lbacha]

Ok well thats good to know. One of my comcerns was that it would mat all over my substarte and cover it all up

As you can see in both my tanks there is Xenia all over the glass it can get anywhere and it doesn’t really crawl like an anemone would it detaches from the parent and land somewhere else so the island idea really won’t work from that standpoint

Saying that I do like it in a tank designed for it

 

[Sleeved68]

Can grow and spreading pretty fast

 

[YES]

I like it it looks nice but better keep on an island because it spreads quickly and grows fast and hard to get stop it

 

[kichimark]

I love xenia and my wife loves the constant movement as well. It definitely has its place and if xenia were very hard to grow then it would be the rage. Personally IMHO it is an underrated coral but as long as you keep it in check so it doesn't spread like wildfire, you will be OK.

 

[Salty Lemon]

I friend of mine has a beautiful and I mean beau-ti-ful pulsing Xenia island. He is cutting away at it at least once a month. If you don't want to trim the hedges -- don't get it. But if you are willing to put in the work, it is worth it.

 

[PghReef]

I always kept it in check with strong stinging lps. It will not be able to crowd out your torch, frogspawns, elegance, acan corals and etc but it will crowd and suffocate sps. On a positive note manual remove is a very underrated and beneficial means of nutrient control much like algae in a fudge. If you dont have a fuge of skimmer it will really help you keep your nitrates in check.