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As quick as Xenia grows and spreads, it can also die and disappear! No one really knows for sure how and why Xenia pulsates??? Many suggestions but...
Xenia is a soft coral and doesn't need intense light, so yes you would be able to keep it. With Xenia however, it requires iodine, good water flow...
nice pictures! Ribbon eels are very beautiful...I had a Snowflake for along time til it died during my last house move recently! Hang in there...
:oops: Bit by my Percula Clown whenever I clean his tank...Cut by my live rock while cleaning th same tank and got an unrchin needle in my finger...
Sorry, forgot to mention that that doesn't always work however!!!!!!! For instance, if you buy a plate or tongue coral, the best place for it is on...
The placement of a particular coral, alot of times, makes a big difference as well even if you don't have intense light. If you place the coral high...
Positioning a powerhead in the center of your tank on the back glass...Have it blow and bounce off the front glass and that will offer a good water...
I know what you are going through as far as casualties are concerned! That sucks and doesn't play to well with your psychie or confidence...many a...
Many Octocorals(mushrooms, leathers, polyps), sponges, gorgonians(both symbiotic and aposymbiotic) though symbiotic> containing Zooxanthellae are...
You don't want to use a grow light for plants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I believe it is around 5000k(way to yellow/white/red spectrum) Not advantageous to corals...
No, just let it go and let nature take its course...You really won't gain anything from doing a water change and may prolong the cycling process....
To be safe, maybe take it to the pet shop for identification if they are knowledgeable. IMO, if you don't know the proper id you are better off...
:-[ Wow, now I am embarrassed for ordering 10 snails recently!!!!
I don't know for sure, however many skimmers come with a part to be interchangeable HOB or in sump! Maybe check Coralife website or local pet shop...
I don't know how may times i've seen or heard about people starting off with goldfish and placing them in a small glass bowl and forgetting about...
Thats another part of the problem...you don't want the rock stacked up thing as it isn't really natural and it decreases the water flow between the...
IMO, deeper tanks are not ideal for saltwater, especially reef tanks for a few reasons: 1st) taller tanks are very hard to get to and do work in as...
Is it something that cleaner shrimp can possibly help to eliminate? Like they are good at removing Ich from fish etc.!
I don't know if I would use it 24/7 as it will deplete your tank of beneficial trace elements and minerals. Use it maybe a couple times a month is...
Based on the bioload and the kinds of fish you have, you shouldn't have a problem. Your fish are docile in nature and really don't pose a problem to...
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