Thread: Melting Xenia
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Unread 03/13/2012, 08:46 AM   #1
splurge619
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Melting Xenia

I have a 29 gallon tank that is almost a year and a half old. My Xenia seems to be melting a lot. I have a chiller and my temp stays at a steady temp of 78.6. I know its not my temp so I can eliminate that. I do have a chocolate chip starfish and I know that it is not reef safe, however, it does not go near my corals. I only have two corals a Xenia and a Broccoli coral. My Broccoli coral is doing fine and has grown tremendously since the first day i bought it. I believe I have had the Xenia for almost 2 months. My guess that my water is too clean so it isn't that "dirty". I know for a fact that it isn't dead since it still retracts at night and i do have a small stalk growing on a piece of my live rock nest to the Xenia. I know my Nitrates are high but they are reducing slowly now. I have been lacking on water changes because I have been a little busy. I am doing 5 gallon changes every Sunday so hopefully that will help.

PH: 8.2
Salinity: 1.024
Temp: 78.6
Alk: 10
Ammonia: 0
NO3/PO4: .75/0
Nitrite: 0
Calcium: 400

I have:
2 Clown Fish
1 Royal Gramma
1 Chocolate Chip Starfish (Always chills on the front and sides of the glass)
1 Broccoli Coral
1 Xenia Coral


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