Is my Xenia dead

[chad17]

Need help. Is my Xenia dead. It was doing so well when I brought it . After few days it started to drop and now looks dead. Can it be revived? I have a nano tank. I use petco Imagitarium pacif ocean water and I do 10% water change every week. I only have 2 corals and my GSP is doing great.

 

[Perthegallon]

No it just does that sometimes no worries

 

[chad17]

I also dosed it with iodine as many suggested but nothing happened. It will still not pulse or revive

 

[Pistondog]

Getting us3d to your water. They are hardy

 

[Pistondog]

No dosing. Leave it alone

 

[Fishy888]

I also dosed it with iodine as many suggested but nothing happened. It will still not pulse or revive

Be careful with the iodine. Most salt mixes have plenty of iodine in them. It’s not a good idea to dose what you can’t test for. Your xenia should be ok. How old is your tank? What are your parameters?

 

[Tamberav]

No, it is just going through a slump right now.

 

[chad17]

No it just does that sometimes no worri

Be careful with the iodine. Most salt mixes have plenty of iodine in them. It’s not a good idea to dose what you can’t test for. Your xenia should be ok. How old is your tank? What are your parameters?

My nano tank is 2 months old. I added soft corals, Xenia and GSP one week ago. I haven’t checked the water parameters. I have been using Petco ocean water from day 1 and do regular water change. I also added API quick start for immediate start aquarium cycle. I don’t have any fish added to my aquarium

 

[chad17]

Getting us3d to your water. They are hardy

Sorry I’m new to this hobby. What is us3d?

 

[Seansea]

Add a fish and start feeding. They like food in the water.

 

[Fishy888]

My nano tank is 2 months old. I added soft corals, Xenia and GSP one week ago. I haven’t checked the water parameters. I have been using Petco ocean water from day 1 and do regular water change. I also added API quick start for immediate start aquarium cycle. I don’t have any fish added to my aquarium

I would buy instant ocean and either distilled water or RO water from Walmart until you get your own RO/DI unit. That ocean water is ridiculously expensive. There’s also no way to know what’s in it. And chances are that ocean water sat in a warehouse for six months before sitting on petco’s shelves for another two. All the bacteria in it are likely dead which can spike ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates. You’ll have more control over your water quality and it will be much cheaper in the long run to buy the salt and even the RO or distilled (best choice) water since you have a nano.

 

[Fishy888]

Sorry I’m new to this hobby. What is us3d?

I think he means used.

 

[chad17]

I would buy instant ocean and either distilled water or RO water from Walmart until you get your own RO/DI unit. That ocean water is ridiculously expensive. There’s also no way to know what’s in it. And chances are that ocean water sat in a warehouse for six months before sitting on petco’s shelves for another two. All the bacteria in it are likely dead which can spike ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates. You’ll have more control over your water quality and it will be much cheaper in the long run to buy the salt and even the RO or distilled (best choice) water since you have a nano.

I know it gets expensive but I don’t have experience mixing salt and water. Since I’m new I didn’t want to risk it. I will use the store water for couple of months and then switch to making my own RO water.

 

[chad17]

Add a fish and start feeding. They like food in the water.

No plans on adding any fish to the nano tank.

 

[Fishy888]

The fish help feed your corals. Corals really dig, well, dung.

 

[chad17]

No, it is just going through a slump right now.

Thanks buddy. I was really worried about my Xenia. It started to pulse again since yesterday. Few polyps broke and attached to rock. I see tiny ones growing now.

 

[Mcpsu318]

I have a similar issue. Just added xenia to my sump since you can see it. It's been in there 3 days. Drip acclimated pulsed and perky for a few hours and then slump. Debating on pulling it. Wanted to add something with some movement. It's a low flow as there's no power head. I have a perm resident in my sump. Maroon clown is a jerk. I also have a discosoma mushroom and a red fern macro algae sprig I just added (came pathetic looking but looking better every day).

 

[chad17]

I have a similar issue. Just added xenia to my sump since you can see it. It's been in there 3 days. Drip acclimated pulsed and perky for a few hours and then slump. Debating on pulling it. Wanted to add something with some movement. It's a low flow as there's no power head. I have a perm resident in my sump. Maroon clown is a jerk. I also have a discosoma mushroom and a red fern macro algae sprig I just added (came pathetic looking but looking better every day).

My Xenia bounced back. It’s pulsing like crazy . The broken polyps have attached to rock and started growing too. Now I have 3 different colonies of Xenia