xenia in too much current?

Attached is a 5 second quitcktime movie, just to show the kind of current my new xenia coral is under. I think it's too much, but I'm not sure. Can someone confirm this for me?

Thanks!

 

It is probably OK. Mine is in a lot of current too and it's thriving.

 

Looks fine to me.

 

Xenia do best in strong water flow areas! Supplementing with iodine is also a plus.

 

Thanks a ton for your suggestions. I do dose Lugol's solution from kent. I use it at 1/2 the recommended dosage. I'll pickup a test kit for iodine on Friday, bad me for not testing it I know



I am having a hard time getting it to attach to the LR however. I have two rubber bands around the LR and the coral is between them. The coral is about 1/16" from being able to get its stalk uniformly on the rock. One portion looks to be touching atm, but it's a small piece.

 

Good call on your dosing! I use Lugol's as well and it is very concentrated and lethal if overdosed. It makes a big difference to all livestock! I use the Seachem iodine test kit which costs about $15.00. It tests for iodide and iodate. Pretty straigh forward kit-I hear the Salifert test kit is good as well.

 

I think that the only problem with high current is that it will cause the xenia to spread faster. Xenia spread in the direction the water is moving, so if there is alot of current the xenia will tend to spread faster.

 

You could put it in a lower flow area for a couple of days and it will attach to the rock no problem

Jim

 

Interesting!

I only bought one stalk of it b/c I read that it does reproduce rather quickly. I didn't know that a higher current can influence that too! This type of xenia is supposed to pulsate (dunno if they all tend to). Mine hasn't done that yet, thought it was in doing it in the store right before I bought it. I wonder if current has a lot to do with it pulsating. Perhaps trying to get more nutrients. When I got home I noticed it was retracting its fingers alot. Troubled, I tested my water parms.

pH: 8.4
Nitrate: 0-2ppm
Phosphate: .25ppm (sigh @ tapwater)
Temp : 79F
Salinity 1.025
Calcium: 420

1/2 our into darkness and there totally retracted now. I haven't read about this kind of behavior. What's up with this?

Thanks again !

 

Perhaps I'm just worrying too much, when I went to top off my sump, it's back open. Hehe