ben19185074 Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 One branch of my xenia don't seem to be opening very well~~~And it don't seem to be too healthy. I currently place it on the bottom and with a slightly high flow. Should i move it somewhere else with more light and less flow?? Heres the pic~~ i forgot to resize the pic, sorry to all the 56k users Pic of it before~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 what lights are you using? reduce the pic size. too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 from the little bits that i can make out it looks to me to be lack of lighting, the exact same thing happened to the xenia i gave to various people that only had minimal lighting (one was a LFS that has since upgraded its lighting as it has started bringing in corals) if i remember correctly you have a Via aqua tank??? if so the answer is quite simple, get one or two more PCs and throw them in the dead space in the lid (check out www.nano-reef.com if you need some diy tips as they do it a lot over in Usa) the guys here are pretty knowledgable when it comes to techy things as well. the xenia will recover from its present condition (the feathery look will come back and the pulsing as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 I use T5s x 2 I have a AquaOne AR620 but i throw away the standard lights and filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Would it be better for me to just move it higher up closer to the lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Xenia comes and goes sometimes too. If its been doing well and all of a sudden is failing, more likley to be water paramaters than anything else. Try a few big water changes, see how it goes. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 I just had it for a few weeks~ It seems to go bad after a week or so... anyway i try to move it closer to the lighting and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 REDUCE THE PICS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 sorry reef~ can't reduce the size of the pic now~ It is because i host it on a public server and i have no right in the the server to make any changes~ All the pic post later on will be the size of the last 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Update~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 can you edit your first post and remove the links to the pics? the little xenia looks like its getting its light blocked by the larger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 good idea chimera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 sorry guys just notice there is a edit click~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 How many watts of T5 are there?? you might want to move it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Photoperiod may also be too short. Your caulerpa is rather pale, one way or another I'm sure there is insufficient light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 i think you need more light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 thanks guys~~ after moving it up abit more it has open up more and seems to look a little better~~ will post another pic up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Keep a close eye on your alk this has alot to do with the condition of xenia IMO, try to keep it stable and above 8.5dkh Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Ben as you might have heard i have MASSIVE amounts of both white & brown xenia & my dkh has dropped to 4.8 lately xenia still pumping like mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Mine shrivels up and looks like it's dying every time the KH drops below about 6. I've moved it to a brighter spot, maybe it'll like that better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 update it has just close again~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Try taking the calurpa away from it, some people belive that calurpa excretes something that prohibits coral growth. Maybee try running some carbon. Like I said before, mine comes and goes, infact its looking like that right now, but I am not worried, it just seems to bounce back every time. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 thanks alot~~ it just seems to be opening and closing from time to time~~ anyway see how it goes tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 mine closes about one hour before lights out every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben19185074 Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 thanks everybody~~ it seems to be opening up fine today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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