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Braves95 · 02/20/2017, 06:44 PM

When i first got into the hobby, I actually paid $20 for a frag. Looking back I laugh about it now.

I got rid of it when I sold my tank and soaked the Live rock in vinegar and bleach and sitting outside in the driveway for a couple of weeks. I will never introduce it to my new tank.

CeresReef · 02/24/2017, 10:44 AM

Ya my LFS has it overpriced too, I was always wondering why it was never in the actual coral tanks but spread out in other tanks. Now I know

oahureefer · 03/13/2017, 08:27 PM

I get why people hate the stuff but I love it, have a rock covered in it! Just gotta make sure it's it's own island not touching anything other than sand

hbrochs · 03/16/2017, 03:29 PM

It will eventually spread even if its on its own island. I enjoyed having it in my tank for a couple of years. Then I dosed Fluke Tab to get rid of Green Star Polyp and it also killed off all of the Xenia. I knew it would do that, and its a little bitter sweet not having it. I also know it helped with nutrient export.

thirsty saltine · 03/17/2017, 09:10 PM

Crazy! I loved the look of it. Got a bunch for free from the forums once, guy said if you put it on its own island of rock it wont spread. I placed it safely on a rock island, left on deployment for 7 months, came back to half a tank of pulsing xenia. What a freaking nightmare to clean up. Life lesson, no pulsing xenia, no Kenya trees.

jeremevans · 04/05/2017, 12:25 AM

Pretty cool...nightmare.

03/16/2017, 03:29 PM	#29
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Xenia It will eventually spread even if its on its own island. I enjoyed having it in my tank for a couple of years. Then I dosed Fluke Tab to get rid of Green Star Polyp and it also killed off all of the Xenia. I knew it would do that, and its a little bitter sweet not having it. I also know it helped with nutrient export. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

02/20/2017, 06:44 PM	#26
Braves95 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 55	When i first got into the hobby, I actually paid $20 for a frag. Looking back I laugh about it now. I got rid of it when I sold my tank and soaked the Live rock in vinegar and bleach and sitting outside in the driveway for a couple of weeks. I will never introduce it to my new tank.

02/24/2017, 10:44 AM	#27
CeresReef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 59	Ya my LFS has it overpriced too, I was always wondering why it was never in the actual coral tanks but spread out in other tanks. Now I know

03/13/2017, 08:27 PM	#28
oahureefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Anaheim Posts: 74	I get why people hate the stuff but I love it, have a rock covered in it! Just gotta make sure it's it's own island not touching anything other than sand

03/17/2017, 09:10 PM	#30
thirsty saltine Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mount Airy, NC Posts: 61	Crazy! I loved the look of it. Got a bunch for free from the forums once, guy said if you put it on its own island of rock it wont spread. I placed it safely on a rock island, left on deployment for 7 months, came back to half a tank of pulsing xenia. What a freaking nightmare to clean up. Life lesson, no pulsing xenia, no Kenya trees.

04/05/2017, 12:25 AM	#31
jeremevans Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Saint Helens, OR Posts: 54	Pretty cool...nightmare.