Pulsing Zenia

[Sheol]

JmLee,

If you lived next to me, I'd get you all you want for free. Its not that its unattractive, but lord, it takes up SPACE..

Matthew

 

[king7]

anyone know what's the best way to frag xenia?? I'm having some difficulty with the white pumping xenia. For some reason, it does not like the rubber band method. I have no problem with the brownish/red ones, but apparently the white xenia have softer tissues and the rubber band will just rip through them.

any suggestions??

 

[craig2000000]

i havent had a problem with the rubberband method, though, once i did try a small mesh sheet (i think its from walmart) and you put that over the xenia and rock and twist the excess mesh and rubberband that.

this way the mesh puts little stress on the coral and allows it stay on the rock

--goodluck
craig

 

[Pandora]

I'm not a big fan of the rubber band method either, because it constricts the base too much (until the point where it can grow around the rubber band, it will stay closed). Better to peirce it with a toothpick or a needle and fishline, and attach that to the rock.

Sometimes I just tuck it into a hole, and it will attach within a day. The problem is that if it gets unattached that first day, it can get blown around the tank and go where it wants (which is usually where you don't want it to go)

One technique I've been using lately is I just rip the stuff off the rock, and I put it in a large jar which sits in the middle of the tank, and shares circulation with it. I put some rubble rock or shells on the bottom. Within a day or two, the little stalks will have attached to rock, and can be moved where they are most attractive. If the rocks cannot be tucked where you want them to stay, you can attach them with 2-part plumber's epoxy (glues do not work on the stalks themselves, though, since they are soft and have a slime layer).

 

[TitansFan]

I usually leave rubble in the middle of my xenia groupings and let it mount itself... If I need to mount a piece that I cut off, I use a toothpick and 2 rubberbands. I stab the toothpick through the base and then rubberband the ends of the toothpick to a piece of rubble.

I hope I am not stealing this thread but one thing I have noticed that effects my xenia the most is temperature. For those of you who have good xenia growth how hot does your tank reach?

 

[XeniaMania]

80 tops

 

[moose8721]

I like the jar idea Pandora. I keep mine in a low flow area because you can see the pulsing better if there is little flow. Pretty hardy, I'd imagine it can adept to lots of different flow levels.

 

[Pandora]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6894011#post6894011 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TitanFan
I hope I am not stealing this thread but one thing I have noticed that effects my xenia the most is temperature. For those of you who have good xenia growth how hot does your tank reach?

My tank hovers very close to 77/78, and never goes above 79/80. I think temp can be a signif factor, too.

moose--I agree, hardy stuff... and on the jar, I was lucky, because it was the jar my octopus came in when I bought it (it had holes put in the plastic by a soddering iron, so the circulation is improved that way).

 

[thereefmaster]

come to think of it, I have never dosed iodine, just iodide for my xenia.

hth

nate

 

[JmLee]

i am in Monterey california. Pretty much Central coast california, just an hour south of sanjose and two hours south of San Fransisco.

 

[king7]

thanks all for the new ideas! I will try some tonight....

btw, i keep my tank temperture at 78.5, but in the summer it gets up in the 80-82. for my experience it grows really well in the summer...