Xenia not doing good

[Richard101]

anyone know anything that can help? my tall brown xenia is wilting away but everything else in the tank is doing great, even the white xenia. it's at the top and was doing great now it's dieing.

temp stays regular, 8 bulb t5 lighting. plenty of flow, 75 gallon w/ sump.

any advice would help thanks
Rich

 

[z00crazy]

well, if its not just a sick species i would say try adding once a week iodine. I know, i know people hate adding this but when i added iodine i saw a change in my xenia. he even moved over and attached to a new rock and i was able to frag him. see if u can test your iodine, calcium and alk.

 

[drummereef]

What's your alk and pH?

 

[Richard101]

my ph is 8 and my kh is 9

 

[Bmgrocks]

temp spikes...keep an eye on them, i've lost my xenia to a temp spike of 86degrees!, everything else survived, but the xenia was lost,

manage ur temp, and watch it closely, jus because ur temp is now stable doesn't mean it was say an hr, ago

 

[davidbryden]

i heard xenia need good Mg levels.

 

[drummereef]

What's your salinity? Do you think it could be bleaching from too much light?