Why are my pulsing Xenia not pulsing?
Xenia are a good way to tell what your alkalinity is doing in the tank. When it’s low the pulsing slows down. When it gets too high you will see that when the xenia pulses the tips don’t come together at the same time, the pulsing will be disjointed.
Do pulsing Xenia need flow?
Flow wise, they need decent flow, the more flow, the less pusling you will see. Think of it as, the less energy they need to spend to collect food, the less they will. So if the water is moving rapidly over them, they will not pulse much, if at all.
What makes xenia pulse?
Pulsing Xenia can be fairly hardy once acclimated to your tank and provided that you can provide a suitable environment, they grow rapidly for a coral. Their polyps will pulse or, in other words, open and close. Picture your hand slowly opening and closing and you’ll get a good idea of what we’re trying to describe.
What type of coral is pulsing Xenia?
Background on Pulsing Xenia
| Scientific Name | Heteroxenia fuscescens |
|---|---|
| Common Name (Species) | Pulsing Xenia |
| Family | Xeniidae |
| Origin | Indo Pacific |
| Coral Type | Soft Coral |
How do you treat pulsing Xenia?
Xenia Control Tips
- Place Xenia on “island” so that it can’t reach other rock work easily and spread.
- Place Xenia higher up in your tank as it will not typically spread down.
- Be prepared to throw some out from time to time.
- Try to keep phosphates and nitrates low to help control rapid growth.
- Consider a Xenia-only tank.
Where does the pulsing Xenia go in the tank?
What do you feed pulsing Xenia?
Feeding. Xenia is a photosynthetic coral, and therefore needs reef quality lights (LED, Metal Halide, T5, VHO, PC), although the lighting needs are in the moderate to lower end of the spectrum.
Can pulsing Xenia move?
Pulsing Xenia is one of the few corals that move so actively on their own. It is one of the most popular corals in the reef keeping hobby as a result. Frags of Xenia are usually 1″-2″ and have at least 2 stalks. Xenia are one of the few corals that have a constant pulsing motion.
Can you isolate pulsing Xenia?
It can grow very quickly and spread like wild fire. If you’re willing to maintain it and don’t have an “island” in the sand to isolate it, put it somewhere you can reach it easily to trim it back when you need too. Nothing wrong with keeping it in your tank, it won’t become free swimming and take over every surface.
Can you have SPS and LPS together?
You sure can. The only issues on a mixed reef come from softies because they release chemicals into the water that stunt sps growth, LPS are fine though.
What do you feed LPS corals?
SPS and smaller polyp LPS (like Chalices) prefer a mix of prepared powdered coral foods, liquid coral foods, and phytoplankton. While other large mouthed LPS will happily accept these, they also benefit from larger meaty foods like pellets, mysis, brine, or even krill.