Beginner Coral

[ddek1]

So this is my first post on here. I have a 29 gallon biocube that has been set up for 6 months now. Everything has been going well, meaning I haven't killed anything. I purchased a pulsing Xenia about a month ago and it has been doing great. It has gown exponentially but the only thing is it doesn't seem to pulse. My ph is is a constant 8.1-8.3 and my ammonia nitrite and nitrate levels are 0. The guy at the fish store said I should get a protein skimmer, of course the jerk tells me this after he sold me the coral. Is it a problem that the xenia doesn't pulse or should I not worry about it? None of it's tank mates bother it and it seems to be growing. Any suggestions?

 

[carey]

Welcome to the forum!

If youre doing your weekly water changes you shouldnt need a skimmer.
I'm running a 29g cube too and do weekly water changes and it keeps everything kosher.

Has you xenia ever pulsed? It can be a finicky coral. Mine sometimes doesnt pulse sometimes it does. I had some in my 55g a while ago and it didnt' pulse for months.

 

[ddek1]

Thanks. I'm sure its a pulsing xenia. I've done my research and I'm positive. How much water do you recommend changing each week?

 

[carey]

I change out about 3-4g a week. Depends if I feel like standing bent over for the extra minute it takes. lol

I figure one bucket in one bucket out. Nice and easy. I am not running 0 trates though, so I'm sure i can up my pwc amount. I also have a special needs cube so I'm constantly feeding it. So I may an extreme case. hehe...

 

[scubasteve03]

Your zens should be good thay sometimes pules when feeding maby see if thay puls when the lights go out I have a few diffrent colones and thay all act different lol. Thay grow like crazy when kept well