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Is 216 watts of T5 Tek lighting over my 55 gallon long to intense for Xenia? Right now its thriving under my PCs of 220 watts.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7768542#post7768542 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sammy33
Xenia will stretch under inadequate light and will recede under excessive light. They also will stop pulsing and ball up when under intense lighting for extended periods.
I have a small xenia stalk that hitched in on a Turbinaria frag that is not happy under a 150w MH. It is only about 6" from the light however.
I would think that the stalks under your T5's will do well if you place them low initially. They may even "crawl" to the top after some acclimation time?
I have it in my fuge, but run opposite daylight hours. I also have two kinds in the main tank and it grows on my glass at the top under 250 MH's. The other day I saw this....<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7824094#post7824094 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tasos
Would you place xenia to a 24/7 lighted refugium!!I want to keep it as a nitrate controler with my macro.............