Ku'ulei Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hello everyone, My pulsing Xenia is a little too happy at home in my new tank and is obviously trying to take over. Can anyone tell me how to prune Xenia correctly or the best technique I should use in order to remove them from the live rock? (plotting) Thank you so much. Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 freeze a piece of acrylic or stainless steel. touch the bottom edges of the xenia. It will detach and you can prune it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 If I remember, that rock was at the top of the stack and easily removed. I have heard you can remove the rock and take a small torch( like the ones used to solder wireing) and torch the stuff off the rock. The freezing technique sounds a little safer in the living room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 just spray that stuff with some weed killer from home depot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 In line with newfishers recommendation, I heard that if you dip the rock in muriatic acid it will remove the xenia. Also a 50/50 mix of gasoline and Dr bronners soap works as well. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 just spray that stuff with some weed killer from home depot (scratch)(nutty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I grab the base with a pair of dissecting tweezers and gently pull it off the rock. It detaches a lot like zoanthids or anemones will. The upside (or downside, depends on how you look at it), if there is a little bit of flesh still attached to the rock it will regrow a new small xenia stalk. I count this a bonus because I am trying to grow more of it for my sump, and I also take some into the fish store on occasion for store credit. If I can't find a store that wants to take it, it grows in the sump as a nutrient export. Every now and then I may need to flush some down the toilet, but that is what nutrient export is all about. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Dzoz is right. You should pull it and put some in the center area of your sump with the cheato. Did you ever harvest the cheato and take some in for credit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 The gasoline method is much more effective in my eyes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 The gasoline method is much more effective in my eyes... why do you squirt gasoline in your eyes?(nutty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 My phone has a braille keyboard, and why do you think my tank is aquascaped the way it is? Its the most effective, but not the safest method... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 LOL Newfisher! I had some of the xenia that wasn't doing so hot and it pulled off the rock just fine with a couple tugs. Obviously by the sounds of it you can't hurt it much, maybe a sharp non oiled razor blade and something to grasp it with to trim it if you don't want to get rid of all of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 i'd either go hypo on it or raise the tank temp to about 210deg. how many broke heaters would u need? I know i have at least 3 in my garage.(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Wow! 210 degrees? Gasoline?! If you have any fish I would use the manual method IMO and I'm a noob to the reef.....:O Could Google it too if nobody else chimes in. Thats all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I actually like to take xenia and kenya out, roll it up in some nori and rice... chop it into rolls and put a little wasabi and ginger on it. mmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 One morning i woke up and my kenya tree was looking down at me with an evil grin like it was going to take over the world...:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ku'ulei Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thank You (laugh) Thank You all for the recommendations. I had googled this question before posting it, but I had found nothing expect being told to 'prune' it but no details on how to do that exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ku'ulei Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 No, not yet. It is growing nicely though. Bobby was over yesterday and I showed him that the cheato had some browning in some areas but bright green new growth in others. Any recommendations on what LFS I could drop it off for credit? And when I harvest it, do I use a sanitized garden pruner to cut it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 And when I harvest it' date=' do I use a sanitized garden pruner to cut it up?[/quote'] If you are talking about chaeto, I just use a pair of kitchen scissors. Wash them off when done to not get rusty. I have also used a knife, and I have just torn the clump apart with my hands. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I harvest,both chaeto and xenia all the time and in the trash. I guess I should see if any one is in need or LFS. Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Call the new store "nautilus" ask Jay (he's the saltwater guy) 541 344 fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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