Xenia looks dead what should I do?

[mdb_talon]

Lol

Hey it may be an emergency but not moreso than dinner!

 

[Goby Bryant]

Don’t have that either. I like Jekyl‘s idea. Does GSP like high flow?

 

[Goby Bryant]

Hey it may be an emergency but not moreso than dinner!

EXACTLY

 

[Jekyl]

Back wall gets a lot of flow. Would sis wall be better?

Nothing stops gsp from growing except parameters. Believe me, I've tried.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

What light are you using on this, it looks bright

 

[Unitylover]

What light are you using on this, it looks bright

I think the Xenia is in a more shaded area because of the huge SPS above.

 

[Goby Bryant]

I moved the GSP. My goby seems happy.

 

[Nate Chalk]

You might be doing yourself a favor killing it

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I think the Xenia is in a more shaded area because of the huge SPS above.

Ok i was wondering what light it was , it was never mentioned that I saw like I said it looks bright I was curious thanks

 

[Goby Bryant]

It is the stock light for a fluval evo 13.5

 

[Goby Bryant]

The GSP isn’t dead...

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

It is the stock light for a fluval evo 13.5

Ok

 

[Goby Bryant]

The GSP is fine.

 

[Goby Bryant]

I moved the GSP and the healthy Xenia. I havent touched the sick Xenia. Should I move it?

 

[Unitylover]

I moved the GSP and the healthy Xenia. I havent touched the sick Xenia. Should I move it?

put it where the healthy xenia was. Maybe it will work.

 

[reefsaver]

Don't move it around too much that could do it tick it off too. I would start it in lower light and wait till it bounces back, then raise it.

 

[Davisc1293]

Not to hijack the thread buy I'm following along because my xenia has been closed for a couple weeks and i cant figure out why. At first I wasn't concerned and was actually happy because it was growing too much and needed a trim now its been completely receded to just a white coating on the rocks and now my zoas are closing too.

 

[reefsaver]

Not to hijack the thread buy I'm following along because my xenia has been closed for a couple weeks and i cant figure out why. At first I wasn't concerned and was actually happy because it was growing too much and needed a trim now its been completely receded to just a white coating on the rocks and now my zoas are closing too.

When one coral melts it releases all the Nitrates and Phosphates it used to grow, your parameters/stability swings and other corals can suffer and if they melt it can further increase nutrients and mess with your chemistry. I would personally not pull out the coral and instead really focus on trying to bring my nutrients down to ultra low range and start feeding to keep the parameters where you want them.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

My parameters are perfect.
Nitrate:0ppm
Phosphate: .1ppm
Salinity: 1.024
Kh: 8
Magnesium: 1186
Temperature: 76

I'm not sure where you got the idea that those are perfect parameters. Nitrate is too low, salinity is bordering on too low, magnesium is too low, temp is bordering on too low.
More to the point, how did they get that way? What changes have you made? How often are you doing water changes?

Xenia is extremely hardy so most of your parameters likely aren't the end of the world, but soft coral needs nitrate. I expect it is starving.

 

[Goby Bryant]

I feed it oyster feast and phyto feast.