In this quick episode i am releasing a how to video, this one is on fragging Xenia coral, please check it out and let me know what you think. I had done this video a long time ago, so it was never really intended as a podcast video, but should help you out. If its received well, i may do more in the future
Nice little video. I don't have any xenia but I am always trying to learn more about my marine environment. I could probably use the same techinque to frag my Capnella.
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Thank you gwen , I have really enjoyed the site its tops! IM one of those who needs someone to draw me a picture and even then I may not get it But a video makes me Look like a fast Learner!
But, for some reason, the Xenia IME are the only corals in my tank that I DON'T want to propogate! They are multiplying and taking over my tank! I've got to weed them out and trade them for some new corals! :-)
Would you ever consider doing some videos of fragging Sarcophyton or Mushroom Anenomes?
i have done Sarcophyton, but it was before i had the idea of doing videos.
i only have one small colony left, so if that grows well, i will do that one and make a video of it.
i agree with the Xenia, and personally i classify Zoathids, and mushrooms together with xenia in that "grows like weeds" category...lol
i will likely being doing some stony coral frag videos next, once mine get ready to frag again.
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yeah...my zooanthids have definitely multiplied, but it's been under control and NOTHING compared to the way the xenia suddenly appear in new spots in the tank and a week later are a whole colony! Well, maybe it will pay off someday when I can trade them with someone for some LPS or SPS!
The neat thing about Xenia is that there is always a demand. It doesn't ship well so the various LFS are more than willing to give you trades/store credit for them.
They also make wonderful additions to refugia and lit sumps. A lot of folks have "Xenia Sumps" in hopes of filtering water. I'm not sure how efficient this is, but any 'idea' is worth looking into.
thanks for the tips! Do you know if Xenia are good nitrate/phosphate filters? I thought I had heard that they were pretty finicky if water quality isn't good...so I kind of always keep an eye on how they look in terms of having a feeling of how the tank is going.
But to have them in our new refugium is a great idea!
Christi... First and foremost.. Hello to you in Snowy Sweden. As I type today from Boston, it is snowing very hard with up to 6" predicted. More further west where I live. I can't wait for some vacation time!
I've been skeptical of claims that Xenia is the new "macro" for nutrient export, but do read up on the various posts, threads, and articles covering the matter. The most famous of all the 'sources' is GARF themselves. You can read up on it here: http://www.garf.org/28/xenia/xiniabed.html
I do have a couple pom pom xenia in my seahorse tank, just because I can They don't take off like they did in my reef tank. Otherwise, as with Green Star Polyps, and some zoanthids, I tend to stay clear of soft corals that will run amok in my system(s). I'm sure that there is SOME uptake by Xenia, but I just couldn't make any claims as to whether or not it is significant enough for me to switch from macro algae to a full blown "Xenia Farm".
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