KMiller Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 So I heard PX are supposed to be super easy to take care of (scratch) I dose with "One", zooplankton for hard corals, and I also have to use a PH buffer (PH at 8) I cannnot keep these things alive!!!! Are there any ideas, tips, or tricks anyone can give me???!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytshall Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 xenia What type do you have? I know the brown ones grow like weeds and pom poms may be a little harder. I dose iodine for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My ph is at 8.4 and grows well. Water changes every week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Mine are just the standard brown, that you see thriving at every lfs! ugh! I do 10% changes every sunday with RO/DI water oh and my sg is 1.024-25 params are perfect too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 all my other corals are thriving and doing great...except that darn PX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I was told they need a lot of calcium and light. But mine grows like weed even in the sump. They also like moderate flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Re: Pulsing Xenia I was told they need a lot of calcium and light. But mine grows like weed even in the sump. They also like moderate flow+1 i was using in its own section of my fug for filtration Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 High posphate will kill them, measure yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Re: Pulsing Xenia also very high nitrates or low salt Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Travis and eric still have some on the back side of the big display on the return nozzles....bring a razorblade and travis will make you a great deal on some new stuff. Make sure you don't rubber band it to rubble,most of the time its to tight and seems to kill it off. I've placed a rock on top of the stalk and had better success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Gold xenias are the easiest. I say only Ro water for them or they die. Silver is good too but takes a bit longer to grow. Pom poms are hard to grow. I have some but They never frag right and they just dont ever to get bigger. Its the only xenia i dont have to flush in the toilet once a month. I only do a water change once a month. I do give the iodide, and I have ph of 8.0. Salt is at 1.024. also I have no nitrates nitrites or ammonia. If I did they wouldnt live. I also give the tank trace elements. If you want to get some eric at liquid has alot still and every thing is now fifty percent off. Hurry cause eric might have a buyer on his store from what I have heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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