? about pom pomn xenia

[timi hendrix]

I have noticed that my xenia stems have shrunk down in size. although they still pulse and look good I cant see the stems only the heads. when I first got the frag, the stem was longer. temperature is 75f, alk is 9 I am using led lighting. what else should I look at , or should I even worry. Thanks

 

[alton]

Pom Pom like some phosphate and nitrates.

 

[Uncle99]

Yup, agreed, trace nutrients are required for all corals
I keep nitrates between 2-5ppm and phosphate at .1 otherwise they shrink and die

 

[j.falk]

Pom Pom like some phosphate and nitrates.

What size tank is that?

 

[alton]

60" X 24" X 24" from the Original Oceanic Aquariums in Dallas, Tx. The funny thing is if I ran my skimmer they would quit pulsing, so I ran it very little. Nitrates stayed around 2ppm.

 

[timi hendrix]

maybe I should unplug my skimmer and see what happens, how would you raise those elements, should I add trace elements?

 

[Uncle99]

You should check both levels N and P first.
If lower than 2ppm nitrate and lower than 0.03 phosphate, you can simply feed a bit more
Also, softies like some iodide, 0,03 to 0.06 maintained