New xenia

Wolfgang8810 · 01-05-2008, 10:24 PM

got a large colony of xenia today for 30 bucks and when i acclimated it and after it was in it was doing great all polyps open but when my daylight cf went off the polyps curled up. Is this normal at night or is is because its new to my tank?? Some of the polyps are still open. I have 64 watts of CF over the tank 10k 6.5k daylight and a 460 nm and a 420 nm actinic bulb. its in moderate to high water flow and placed higher in my tank. The first picture is within 5 mins of being put in the tank more are closed now. The second picture is for placement reference.

Frankie · 01-05-2008, 10:34 PM

Looks good!

George771177 · 01-05-2008, 10:40 PM

its normal mine do the same thing. a couple stay open which i think are the mothers of the colony.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-05-2008, 10:42 PM

ok cool so nothing to worry about with the closing? Also this is my 3rd coral and im looking for sugguestions on placment and care. any tips or tricks are helpful. I have a colony of button polyps and a hairy mushroom coral.

framerguy · 01-06-2008, 12:38 AM

They get the bulk of their nourishment from their zooxanthellate, so when you turn off the lights.. you turn them off too. They enjoy a little phytoplankon from time to time but it's not necessary. They like a constant but moderate current and will sway beautifully if it's altarnating. So current is the main issue when deciding where to place them. Care is simple, pull pieces out and give it away or sell it when it gets to big!

tazdvl100 · 01-06-2008, 12:42 AM

my pulsing xenias are very happy during the daylight and when the lights go off they close up for the night. as far as placement...I have had a couple of mine actually move to a different spot in the tank

Chris

tazdvl100 · 01-06-2008, 12:43 AM

my pulsing xenias are very happy during the daylight and when the lights go off they close up for the night. as far as placement...I have had a couple of mine actually move to a different spot in the tank

Chris

tazdvl100 · 01-06-2008, 12:44 AM

sorry duplicate post

Wolfgang8810 · 01-06-2008, 12:48 AM

so its pretty easy to take crea of and it wont nuke the tank if it dies?

tazdvl100 · 01-06-2008, 12:51 AM

extremely easy to care for and also I feed cyclopeeze to my corals

framerguy · 01-06-2008, 12:51 AM

You may want to run carbon JIC. Softies are into chemical warfare so it's just a good idea if you have one to have the other.(softies/carbon)

Wolfgang8810 · 01-06-2008, 12:55 AM

makes sence. i just looked w/ a flashlight and there were a couple dwarf blue leg hermits and copepods (i think, Tiny little bugs crawling around) on and near my zoos is this a problem?

framerguy · 01-06-2008, 01:02 AM

The pods are an excellent thing... the hermits now, that's another matter. Could be bad, could be good. My main problem with them is they like to eat snails...and I like snails.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-06-2008, 01:05 AM

i have like a hundred baby turbo snails all over my glass right now so im not to worried about that. I was told that snails in saltwater dont reproduce as fast and prolific as those in freshwater. Looking at my tank now leads me to believe the oposite of what i was told.

01-05-2008, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	New xenia got a large colony of xenia today for 30 bucks and when i acclimated it and after it was in it was doing great all polyps open but when my daylight cf went off the polyps curled up. Is this normal at night or is is because its new to my tank?? Some of the polyps are still open. I have 64 watts of CF over the tank 10k 6.5k daylight and a 460 nm and a 420 nm actinic bulb. its in moderate to high water flow and placed higher in my tank. The first picture is within 5 mins of being put in the tank more are closed now. The second picture is for placement reference. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-05-2008, 10:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
George771177 Scopas Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 430 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New xenia its normal mine do the same thing. a couple stay open which i think are the mothers of the colony.

01-05-2008, 10:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia ok cool so nothing to worry about with the closing? Also this is my 3rd coral and im looking for sugguestions on placment and care. any tips or tricks are helpful. I have a colony of button polyps and a hairy mushroom coral. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-06-2008, 12:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New xenia They get the bulk of their nourishment from their zooxanthellate, so when you turn off the lights.. you turn them off too. They enjoy a little phytoplankon from time to time but it's not necessary. They like a constant but moderate current and will sway beautifully if it's altarnating. So current is the main issue when deciding where to place them. Care is simple, pull pieces out and give it away or sell it when it gets to big! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

01-06-2008, 12:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
tazdvl100 Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia my pulsing xenias are very happy during the daylight and when the lights go off they close up for the night. as far as placement...I have had a couple of mine actually move to a different spot in the tank Chris

01-06-2008, 12:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
tazdvl100 Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia my pulsing xenias are very happy during the daylight and when the lights go off they close up for the night. as far as placement...I have had a couple of mine actually move to a different spot in the tank Chris

01-06-2008, 12:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
tazdvl100 Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia sorry duplicate post

01-06-2008, 12:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia so its pretty easy to take crea of and it wont nuke the tank if it dies? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-06-2008, 12:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
tazdvl100 Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia extremely easy to care for and also I feed cyclopeeze to my corals

01-06-2008, 12:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New xenia You may want to run carbon JIC. Softies are into chemical warfare so it's just a good idea if you have one to have the other.(softies/carbon) __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

01-06-2008, 12:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia makes sence. i just looked w/ a flashlight and there were a couple dwarf blue leg hermits and copepods (i think, Tiny little bugs crawling around) on and near my zoos is this a problem? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-06-2008, 01:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New xenia The pods are an excellent thing... the hermits now, that's another matter. Could be bad, could be good. My main problem with them is they like to eat snails...and I like snails. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

01-06-2008, 01:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New xenia i have like a hundred baby turbo snails all over my glass right now so im not to worried about that. I was told that snails in saltwater dont reproduce as fast and prolific as those in freshwater. Looking at my tank now leads me to believe the oposite of what i was told. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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