Xenia Die off

[GenX61675]

My pulsing Xenia are disappearing at an alarming rate.. no ammonia , no nitrates... my other corals seem to be doing fine...

Salinity is 1.025
Water Temp is 78°

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Sorry thats happening, but to help you we need you to list the parameters please, also type of lighting, flow, filtration, tank age, livestock, pictures really help a lot.... we need some kind of info

 

[GenX61675]

Tank is over 2 years old..

i have a wave maker and a powerhead for flow. I run AI Hydra 32's over the 65 gallon tank.. i included my temp sali ity and my amonia and nitrates test fine.. my Xenia have been in my tank and healthy for like 18 months and in 3 days they are all just about gone..

 

[ColorMeGone]

They need Nitrates and Phosphates to thrive. 0 N03 is not good.

 

[BubbleAlgaeFarmer]

What do you have for fish?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Curious about a couple of other things

What lights are you using and PAR

Flow?

What about your other parameters, and what are you using to test them?

How old is the tank?

 

[get-salty]

its slowly dying after 18 months..

Did you change up your normal routines ?
Are you dosing anything? or started dosing?

My guess is maybe you've changed up or add/take away something from the tank.
or
sometimes they just go.. 18 months is a bit of time for some of these sensitive corals that we put into our little glass aquarium.

 

[GenX61675]

What do you have for fish?

Clown, hawk and a file fish .. one blue starfish thats reef friendly, 2 emerald crabs

 

[GenX61675]

its slowly dying after 18 months..

Did you change up your normal routines ?
Are you dosing anything? or started dosing?

My guess is maybe you've changed up or add/take away something from the tank.
or
sometimes they just go.. 18 months is a bit of time for some of these sensitive corals that we put into our little glass aquarium.

No i do a monthly water change 30% roughly.. no adding anything extra or dosing.. i did habe a small temp drop down to 71 got it fixed asap..

 

[GenX61675]

Curious about a couple of other things

What lights are you using and PAR

Flow?

What about your other parameters, and what are you using to test them?

How old is the tank?

I use AI Hydra 32 for lighting no clue the par but they died off starting from the lower level all the way up to like 6" from the surface where the rock ends... only took 3 maybe 4 days and they are all gone..

 

[Evil1]

Clown, hawk and a file fish .. one blue starfish thats reef friendly, 2 emerald crabs

How long do you have the file fish? And what type?

 

[GenX61675]

Clown, hawk and a file fish .. one blue starfish thats reef friendly, 2 emerald crabs

How long do you have the file fish? And what type?

Aptasia eating and he hes been in there for a couple weeks .. they are not getting eaten they are shriveling /shrinking and disintegrating for a lack of better words
. The file fish eats frozen food and i have never seen him pick at corals .. my wife is disabled and spends a good part of here day by the tank she says he has been a gentlemen from her observation..

 

[Reef magic 1]

Tank is over 2 years old..

i have a wave maker and a powerhead for flow. I run AI Hydra 32's over the 65 gallon tank.. i included my temp sali ity and my amonia and nitrates test fine.. my Xenia have been in my tank and healthy for like 18 months and in 3 days they are all just about gone..

They do require dim lights but they mostly trivia in dirty tanks.. [just like zoanthids] also they like flowing current and feeding.
If you changed your lights or flow and not feeding them too much might be common issues.... hope this helps.

 

[Sam7]

Tank is over 2 years old..

i have a wave maker and a powerhead for flow. I run AI Hydra 32's over the 65 gallon tank.. i included my temp sali ity and my amonia and nitrates test fine.. my Xenia have been in my tank and healthy for like 18 months and in 3 days they are all just about gone..

probably got stung to death by that mean bubble tip