rfilley January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 I need a little help. Does anyone know how to get xenia out of a tank for good? I bought a frag of Fiji Pom Pom xenia and it won't stop growing, EVERYWHERE! The stuff is overtaking the tank. The only good thing is I have been getting credit when I bring it in to my LFS, but I am only running a 29BC and I would rather have the room right now. I have cut it down as far as I could and it still comes back. It's indestructible! Does anything eat it?
Reefoholic January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 (edited) The story of my life! Welcome aboard! I cut it and sometimes if I can, I scrape it with a blade of the glass. Of course it is easy to scrape off the glass but not the rocks. Also, if you are running a real real real low nutrient system (such as with the help of Zeovit stones) Xenia basically starves and dies... I don't know if it will go away for sure. Edited January 18, 2012 by Reefoholic
davelin315 January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 What else is in the tank? The low nutrients will eventually starve them out, but they are very resilient overall and can handle quite a bit. Of course, some people can keep them, others cannot - it's a big mystery sometimes why it won't grow for some.
Steve175 January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 I agree with driving both your phosphate and nitrate to undetectable (GFO reactor and man-sized skimmer with regular water changes): starve the little bastads (with the added benefit of being able to grow SPS - assuming flow and light adequate).
rfilley January 18, 2012 Author January 18, 2012 The story of my life! Welcome aboard! I cut it and sometimes if I can, I scrape it with a blade of the glass. Of course it is easy to scrape off the glass but not the rocks. Also, if you are running a real real real low nutrient system (such as with the help of Zeovit stones) Xenia basically starves and dies... I don't know if it will go away for sure. What in the world are Zeovit stones?
SunWyrm January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 I wish I could get it to grow just a little bit...happy medium between dying off and taking over I can't get it to take over if I wanted it to.
rfilley January 18, 2012 Author January 18, 2012 What else is in the tank? The low nutrients will eventually starve them out, but they are very resilient overall and can handle quite a bit. Of course, some people can keep them, others cannot - it's a big mystery sometimes why it won't grow for some. I'm running a 29Biocube all LED system from NanoTuners. Have an "In-Tank" brand filter rack for my Carbon and filter floss, Oceanic UV, Sapphire skimmer (just died on me) and an MP10 on wave crest mode. Livestock consistsof about 2" sandbed, 35lbs. liverock, 7 fish, Maxima, ball sponge, zoos, palys, shrooms, trumpet, frogspawn, Orange plate (Fungia), cabbage, waving hand anthelios, moon, duncans, Acans, montipora and one acro. Lest we forget the pile of xenia!
treesprite January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 This is why people who are getting xenia to put in their tanks need to first know that it must be kept isolated on it's own spot with a lot of sand between it and everything else. Xenia historically doesn't like my tank, but I haven't tried it since I set up the current tank... would like to try it and see what happens.
Reefoholic January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 You wouldn't want those pulsing suckers in your tank, believe me! I have them on one rock and one rock only, and trying to keep it that way... FYI, Zeolite media Brightwell Neozeo
rfilley January 18, 2012 Author January 18, 2012 This is why people who are getting xenia to put in their tanks need to first know that it must be kept isolated on it's own spot with a lot of sand between it and everything else. Xenia historically doesn't like my tank, but I haven't tried it since I set up the current tank... would like to try it and see what happens. You are welcome to some if you want it.
rfilley January 18, 2012 Author January 18, 2012 I'm running a 29Biocube all LED system from NanoTuners. Have an "In-Tank" brand filter rack for my Carbon and filter floss, Oceanic UV, Sapphire skimmer (just died on me) and an MP10 on wave crest mode. Livestock consistsof about 2" sandbed, 35lbs. liverock, 7 fish, Maxima, ball sponge, zoos, palys, shrooms, trumpet, frogspawn, Orange plate (Fungia), cabbage, waving hand anthelios, moon, duncans, Acans, montipora and one acro. Lest we forget the pile of xenia! Here is a pic...post xenia harvest.
rfilley January 18, 2012 Author January 18, 2012 Here is a pic...post xenia harvest. Sorry still new to the club. Anyone know why the picture is so small. It's 1.4MB, but attached from my gallery small.
Reefoholic January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 rfilley, I usually use Flickr to post pictures on the forum. Upload your pictures to Flickr, and copy and paste the link using the "insert image" button up there in the ribbon. ^^^
treesprite January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 Or Photobucket (click) I would like to see some people experiment with xenia refugiums for nutrient export (harvest regularly the way macros are done), and post their results. I had started to do it in the past, but all the xenia melted on me within a couple months.
beatle January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 Bring some to the meeting. I'd gladly take some. I'll trade you for some kenya tree (lol) which is another prolific grower.
treesprite January 19, 2012 January 19, 2012 I think kenya tree is worse, because it drops babies everywhere... xenia just creeps.
Reefoholic January 19, 2012 January 19, 2012 if xenia likes your tank, it will creep, split, I dunno do something to take over every possible space available. those little pulsing devils
rfilley January 19, 2012 Author January 19, 2012 And even if you cut most of it out, if a little piece falls in a crack or hole, it will grow there and spread.
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