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CCMA · 04-07-2008, 02:34 PM

Hello All,
I was interested in adding some easy to care for soft corals to my nano set-up in the near future. I currently have 5 purple mushrooms and a green star polyp that has started reproducing, plus some colerpa (which I have been trimming lately). I was interested in Xenia but I have no experience with it, any opinions on this or another polyp? All my parameters have been great for the last couple months and I have been getting coralline algae so I think it looks good for a new addition. Thanks.

8 gallon oceanic biocube
1 hi fin red banded goby
2 turbo snails
2 nassarius
1 red leg, 3 blue hermit crabs
1 peppermint shrimp
7 lbs lr

mandown123 · 04-07-2008, 04:51 PM

I like xenia. How about a nice finger leather?

I am wary of adding corals yet as my setup is still relatively new (1+months.) but I am looking into growing some pulsing xenia - theyre so cool and relaxing with the movements.

mr86mister · 04-09-2008, 01:56 PM

I just got some Pulsing Xenia about a week ago. They are already growing and spreading on my rock. I absolutely love them. They are a good choice and you can frag them if you have too much in your tank.

mandown123 · 04-09-2008, 02:04 PM

do you have the purpleish variety? how is it to care for? you say it is growing... what setup do you have for lighting, etc?

CCMA · 04-10-2008, 02:10 PM

thanks for the suggestions, the green star polyp I have in there now is very easy to care for, I don't have to feed it special or anything. I add some iodine every few days for the shrimp but I don't know what effect that has on it. It produced a few pale white buds a couple weeks ago which have now turned into individual polyps. That is correct, it has a purplish base and the polyps themselves are bright green with off-white centers. The lighting in the tank is what came with it:

1 18 watt true actinic 03 blue straight pin
1 18 watt 10,000 k daylight straight pin
2 .75 watt lunar Blue-Moon-Glow LED

**lando** · 04-12-2008, 03:17 PM

You could try some yellow polyps or an easy branching LPS such as a hammer or torch coral

04-07-2008, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
CCMA Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: southeastern MA Posts: 12	suggestions? Hello All, I was interested in adding some easy to care for soft corals to my nano set-up in the near future. I currently have 5 purple mushrooms and a green star polyp that has started reproducing, plus some colerpa (which I have been trimming lately). I was interested in Xenia but I have no experience with it, any opinions on this or another polyp? All my parameters have been great for the last couple months and I have been getting coralline algae so I think it looks good for a new addition. Thanks. 8 gallon oceanic biocube 1 hi fin red banded goby 2 turbo snails 2 nassarius 1 red leg, 3 blue hermit crabs 1 peppermint shrimp 7 lbs lr

04-09-2008, 01:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 723 Images: 21	I just got some Pulsing Xenia about a week ago. They are already growing and spreading on my rock. I absolutely love them. They are a good choice and you can frag them if you have too much in your tank. __________________ 20 Gallon High Semi-Aggressive 5 Gallon Community 3 Gallon Wet/Dry for Fiddler Crab Oceanic BioCube 14Gal

04-12-2008, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,613 Images: 46	You could try some yellow polyps or an easy branching LPS such as a hammer or torch coral __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

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04-07-2008, 04:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
mandown123 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 297	I like xenia. How about a nice finger leather? I am wary of adding corals yet as my setup is still relatively new (1+months.) but I am looking into growing some pulsing xenia - theyre so cool and relaxing with the movements.

04-09-2008, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
mandown123 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 297	do you have the purpleish variety? how is it to care for? you say it is growing... what setup do you have for lighting, etc?

04-10-2008, 02:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
CCMA Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: southeastern MA Posts: 12	thanks for the suggestions, the green star polyp I have in there now is very easy to care for, I don't have to feed it special or anything. I add some iodine every few days for the shrimp but I don't know what effect that has on it. It produced a few pale white buds a couple weeks ago which have now turned into individual polyps. That is correct, it has a purplish base and the polyps themselves are bright green with off-white centers. The lighting in the tank is what came with it: 1 18 watt true actinic 03 blue straight pin 1 18 watt 10,000 k daylight straight pin 2 .75 watt lunar Blue-Moon-Glow LED