Xenia reduction ideas-

[jtf74]

Cutting this stuff constantly is too much effort. Its just everywhere. Wondering how to kill the xenia without losing the coraline on the lr?

 

[Tamberav]

Take the LR out and SCRAPE it entirely from the rock. Not cut. You probably have to repeat as you will miss some.

Do you have other corals? I have seen people use fluke tabs or fenbenazole to kill it although I am not sure the effects on coralline.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Use razor blade to take off then use kalk paste on top , this should work

 

[dvgyfresh]

But I love Xenia ! Lol

 

[jtf74]

Take the LR out and SCRAPE it entirely from the rock. Not cut. You probably have to repeat as you will miss some.

Do you have other corals? I have seen people use fluke tabs or fenbenazole to kill it although I am not sure the effects on coralline.

Yeah and nems so I don't want to use any chems.

But I love Xenia ! Lol

Yeah I used to too. Yikes! I've got a ton of rock.

 

[jtf74]

Salt or temp or light reduction in another tank ? Just want coraline algae to survive

 

[vetteguy53081]

Xenia lover here
They thrive on nitrates. Reduce nitrates and you reduce them but risk is bottoming out leading to dino

 

[Tamberav]

Salt or temp or light reduction in another tank ? Just want coraline algae to survive

They don't like high temps but nem's may not either.

 

[blaxsun]

+1 for a good razor blade. I cleaned off about 2' of rock where some pulsing xenias had run amok and it only took about 30 minutes. I transplanted about half of the survivors to two small 'islands' so they can repopulate and be a menace there instead.

 

[PeterEde]

Xenia lover here
They thrive on nitrates. Reduce nitrates and you reduce them but risk is bottoming out leading to dino

explains why mine is fat as a tree trunk

 

[Ricky Thomas]

Cutting this stuff constantly is too much effort. Its just everywhere. Wondering how to kill the xenia without losing the coraline on the lr?

I'll take all you will give me, I need it

 

[Gatorpa]

I'll take all you will give me, I need it

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