Getting rid of Xenia..
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NanoDrummer09
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ill take some too but you can put apoxy over it or super glue
leftcoastreefer
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Try not to remove it while its in the tank, any stray particles can become colonies. If you can take the "infected" rocks out and scrub them in a bucket, this method has been effective for me.
SSpiro
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Just scrub the colonies off the rock?
leftcoastreefer
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Yep, just scrub em off with a hard plastic bristle brush. Rinse the rock real good to get off any particles that could float around your tank. I have a lot of xenia, I throw it all in a nano I have in my kitchen, the stuff grows like weeds for me too.
jbax
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to get them off you can sometimes just pull them off. or get a sharp pair of scissors and cut them as close to the rock as possible.(scrub the stump off, or you will have babies. and yes the xenia will be fine after you cut them.
i had about thirty a couple of weeks ago that i removed from my tank and put another little tank. i think they might be fertilizer now. i'll check to see if they still have a pulse(no pun intended)
i had about thirty a couple of weeks ago that i removed from my tank and put another little tank. i think they might be fertilizer now. i'll check to see if they still have a pulse(no pun intended)
Gimplar
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Why didnt i think of that! i have alot of this macro algae in my tank and i already have the mini torch.
if you still have any left, i would love some! Also, i used to have some back in the day and when i fragged them, i would just get a razor blade and carefully try to get the blade under the "foot" of the coral. I do the same thing with my mini carpets, but it requires alot of patience. But im sure the torch idea will get rid of them too.
are you going to the frag swap on saturday?
listen2bob
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When I had them I would take rubble rock from my refugium and place it on top of them, they will grow onto it to be out of the shade and then I pulled them. Trade them in to a store for water, food, anything.
SwampyBill
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I'll take some too.
USF Nealio
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I don't think a rock that size will fit in my nano, but if you have anymore leftover Xenia I'd be happy to get it out of your tank.
SSpiro
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That would work. Let me know when/where/how..
I'll be home all day if you're out and about.
JasonMHorn
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So does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of it in the DT. Some of the rock that it is on I can't remove.
The Dremel idea is good I've never thought of that.
As far the the torch, I've done that to pieces that I've removed. But one must be very careful not to breath in the fumes.
The Dremel idea is good I've never thought of that.
As far the the torch, I've done that to pieces that I've removed. But one must be very careful not to breath in the fumes.
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