Melting Xenia

Adnuces · 04-12-2006, 11:55 AM

Grrrrr........Well I had an small issue with my tank. I did a major water change and maintenance on Sunday and while doing this the heater gauge somehow got moved upward and by the time I realized what was happening the tank was at 84 degrees. That alone wouldn't be a bad thing but when I reset the thermometer on the heater at 79 the temp in the tank dropped to 76 overnight. Well this morning I got up and half of my xenia has melted into nothing. It was looking peaked and shell shocked yesterday but I was hoping it would pull through. My question is this....as only half is gone does that mean that the remaining is at risk also? or does the small bit that is left have any chance at recovery???? any insight is helpful.......better yet anyone with spare frags they want to donate......yeah yeah yeah.......what ever

Woodstock · 04-12-2006, 11:59 AM

I have had 'blobs' of melted xenia rejuvinate... hopefully yours will too! Give it a few weeks...

Joe69 · 04-12-2006, 01:33 PM

Adnuces, I think it will make a recovery. I have done worse to my Xenia, on accident of course, and they have always made a recovery and in fact grew even faster. I think they spread even faster when threatened, but that is just opinion from what I have observed.

Adnuces · 04-12-2006, 02:37 PM

surely you jest......this is a pink bubble gum blob on my live rock right now with only one or two tiny polyps rising from the goo.......though those are pumping away.....so who knows...I have read that they can rejuvenate and I will keep my fingers crossed.....if not....we will be on the look out for more

04-12-2006, 11:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adnuces Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 79 View Gallery Karma Komment	Melting Xenia Grrrrr........Well I had an small issue with my tank. I did a major water change and maintenance on Sunday and while doing this the heater gauge somehow got moved upward and by the time I realized what was happening the tank was at 84 degrees. That alone wouldn't be a bad thing but when I reset the thermometer on the heater at 79 the temp in the tank dropped to 76 overnight. Well this morning I got up and half of my xenia has melted into nothing. It was looking peaked and shell shocked yesterday but I was hoping it would pull through. My question is this....as only half is gone does that mean that the remaining is at risk also? or does the small bit that is left have any chance at recovery???? any insight is helpful.......better yet anyone with spare frags they want to donate......yeah yeah yeah.......what ever __________________ 75g 135 lbs Marshall Island live rock/6 inch dsb approx 80 assorted snails (ceriths, nassarius, nerite and 12 turbos) 3 jumbo belize turbos assorted scarlet & red legged hermit crabs/ sally lightfoot crab 6 peppermint shrimp black sea cucumber 1 true percula clowns 1 yellow tang 1 diamond gobie green star polyps/bi-color frogspawn/pulsing xenia/candy cane/open brain/toadstool leather 1 t.crocea clam 10g nano 20lb dsb 18 lb Fiji live rock 1 royal gramma 1 citron gobie galaxea/green star polyps

04-12-2006, 11:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,663 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Melting Xenia I have had 'blobs' of melted xenia rejuvinate... hopefully yours will too! Give it a few weeks... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-12-2006, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Joe69 Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 73 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Melting Xenia Adnuces, I think it will make a recovery. I have done worse to my Xenia, on accident of course, and they have always made a recovery and in fact grew even faster. I think they spread even faster when threatened, but that is just opinion from what I have observed.

04-12-2006, 02:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Adnuces Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 79 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Melting Xenia surely you jest......this is a pink bubble gum blob on my live rock right now with only one or two tiny polyps rising from the goo.......though those are pumping away.....so who knows...I have read that they can rejuvenate and I will keep my fingers crossed.....if not....we will be on the look out for more __________________ 75g 135 lbs Marshall Island live rock/6 inch dsb approx 80 assorted snails (ceriths, nassarius, nerite and 12 turbos) 3 jumbo belize turbos assorted scarlet & red legged hermit crabs/ sally lightfoot crab 6 peppermint shrimp black sea cucumber 1 true percula clowns 1 yellow tang 1 diamond gobie green star polyps/bi-color frogspawn/pulsing xenia/candy cane/open brain/toadstool leather 1 t.crocea clam 10g nano 20lb dsb 18 lb Fiji live rock 1 royal gramma 1 citron gobie galaxea/green star polyps

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