LKemp712
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Everything in my coral tank is thriving but my pulsing xenia. They are wilting and hardly ever active. Help?
Pulsing Xenia Help
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Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
What are the current parameters of the tank, especially alk? Have you tried moving the xenia to a different spot in the tank? These guys are sometimes hit or miss, sometimes unable to grow in some systems for...whatever reason. Even the reason they pulse is sort of a mystery...where the last theory I read is that the pulsing helps with oxygenating the water around them...so I'd want to try a spot with different flow to see if it perks up.
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LKemp712
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
My parameters are decent. pH: 8.0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate:0 and Ammonia: Between .25 - .50
So ammonia is a little high but I can get that under control. I was told by a guy at my LFS that xenia likes dirty water, is this true?
So ammonia is a little high but I can get that under control. I was told by a guy at my LFS that xenia likes dirty water, is this true?
Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
It might, but having an ammonia reading is concerning. I'd do a water change to get that level down ASAP. The system was cycled I'm assuming, so was there a large addition of livestock or feeding recently? Something that would overwhelm the bacteria established in the tank.
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