Acclimating Xenia to pulse

[nickp9054]

So I just got a pulsing Xenia. I heard they pulse only in low flow, so I turned my flow way down(won’t affect anything cuz I’m just keeping delicate softies right now) but if I slowly ramp up the flow, will it acclimate to it and pulse in the moderate-ish flow?

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

So I just got a pulsing Xenia. I heard they pulse only in low flow, so I turned my flow way down(won’t affect anything cuz I’m just keeping delicate softies right now) but if I slowly ramp up the flow, will it acclimate to it and pulse in the moderate-ish flow?

Mine are 4” from my powerhead. They pulse fine

 

[nickp9054]

Mine are 4” from my powerhead. They pulse fine

How powerful is it? I have a jebao sw-4 on its lowest setting not even directly pointed at my Xenia at the lowest flow and it seems to be blowing it to one side. I just got my Xenia this morning tho so maybe it’s just not completely acclimated?

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

How powerful is it? I have a jebao sw-4 on its lowest setting not even directly pointed at my Xenia at the lowest flow and it seems to be blowing it to one side. I just got my Xenia this morning tho so maybe it’s just not completely acclimated?

It blows them totally sideways. I’d just give them time

 

[Salt Addiction]

Sofites adapt very well, at least xenia tends to. It will grow shorter in higher current, longer in low flow and both will still pulse I have found. My current colony lives in what's best described as a toilet bowl current and happily pulses.

 

[Pistondog]

All of the above. Xenia are great starter corals, very forgiving