Questions about xenia corals

[Vorog]

I heard someone say that xenia corals "eat up there nitrates". I have read that they like somewhat dirty water as in traces amounts of phosphates and a bit of nitrates. But do they actually help lower your phosphates and nitrate levels?? Sounds too good to be true to me. I do love they way some of them pulse however and would like to get some for my tank.

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Yes xenia does lower my nitrates. For this reason I rarely do a water change. I have to harvest a lot of it, so beware it can take over. I harvested a pound 2 weeks ago.

Check this out, you could do a xenia refugium instead.



My tank 2 weeks ago,

After harvest

I change water about every 3 months, 5-10 gallons. Tank is a 65, no skimmer or refugium/sump. I harvest a lot of xenia....I would go back and do a refugium instead.

 

[Vorog]

Damn they grow that fast??

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Xenia grows incredibly fast.....I was just showing the amount I had to harvest though. I will have that much again in a few months.

 

[Vorog]

I don't have a sump, I would like to get a small group of them because I like how they looks, and because they lower the nitrates a bit. I will start very small though seeing how fast they grow.

 

[Chargers]

If I were to put xenia on one large rock in the sand bed, would it jump over to another rock island or go across the sand?

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Babies break off and float away and have to be controlled.

 

[shibby1]

What exactly did you do with all that Xenia you harvested?

 

[installman]

My 180 came with a ton of xenia. But i guess I run too much chaeto in the sump now cause the xenia slowly disappeared. Either my water is too clean now or just way too dirty for it.

 

[Vorog]

If anyone has some pulsing xenia corals that harvest them in my area, and need to get rid of some I'll take a small amount off your hands lol

 

[ReeferKimberly]

What exactly did you do with all that Xenia you harvested?

I threw it away. Could have sold it, didn't feel like it this time. Next time though i'll see if anyone wants it, or a lfs.

 

[Rockybottom]

I've kept a pretty good size colony on an isolated rock for bout a yr now with no problems of it taking over my tank.

 

[Rockybottom]

If anyone has some pulsing xenia corals that harvest them in my area, and need to get rid of some I'll take a small amount off your hands lol

I have a pretty good sized frag you can have for $5 plus some bright green gsp I can throw in as well

 

[Vorog]

I have a pretty good sized frag you can have for $5 plus some bright green gsp I can throw in as well

Sounds good to me! I live in south tampa so not far from the bridge

 

[Nemo345]

I should try it... can i put different types of algae together with xenia ???

 

[rfalvey89]

stuff is awful...it is like a weed

 

[K9Nurse911]

Rocky Bottom- If Vorog doesn't want it, I'll take it for my work tank! I work near the jail...

 

[clearwatereefer]

Hey might as well jump on as well for when you have more for sale..sorry to jack

 

[Rockybottom]

Rocky Bottom- If Vorog doesn't want it, I'll take it for my work tank! I work near the jail...

I have another pretty good size frag of purple pulsing xenia if you want it and I can clip some gsp for you as well. Shoot me a PM if your interested