Can this grow Xenia?

marcopena279 · Oct 24, 2020

I’m trying to do a budget 1 gallon jar build on my desk with the only coral stock being Xenia. I have this lamp I use to light up my room and was curious if I can use this lamp with the bulbs it has to grow Xenia. I saw a thread somewhere about someone who did the same with their bed side lamp but they didn’t specify what bulb they had used. Any help is greatly appreciated

Ksull72487 · Oct 24, 2020

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marcopena279 said:
I’m trying to do a budget 1 gallon jar build on my desk with the only coral stock being Xenia. I have this lamp I use to light up my room and was curious if I can use this lamp with the bulbs it has to grow Xenia. I saw a thread somewhere about someone who did the same with their bed side lamp but they didn’t specify what bulb they had used. Any help is greatly appreciated

LOL! Cool Idea. GSP and Xenia is almost like algae after you had it a few times. Not sure but I wouldn’t be surprised.

Cole.mormon · Oct 24, 2020

No it cant

Cole.mormon · Oct 24, 2020

And a 1 gallon ecosystem cant handle waste

marcopena279 · Oct 24, 2020

Cole.mormon said:
And a 1 gallon ecosystem cant handle waste

There won’t be any waste it’s only Xenia and is there a bulb that could grow it?

Brandon3152134 · Oct 24, 2020

Yes in such a small tank it would easily provide enough light. The only thing I'd worry about is stability.

Cole.mormon · Oct 24, 2020

Same
U have to feed the coral Dont u

PicassoClown04 · Oct 24, 2020

That oughta be a fine setup, it’ll be a cool little tank! I wish I could set one up, and I would except I’m not really home enough to keep up with the top off for it

. Honestly if you just put it in a window that will be more than enough to grow the Xenia. Might be a good home for a single sexy shrimp if the Xenia does well!

marcopena279 · Oct 24, 2020

Cole.mormon said:
Same
U have to feed the coral Dont u

I’m not going to feed the Xenia it grows like a weed in my other tank without feeding

marcopena279 · Oct 24, 2020

footgal said:
That oughta be a fine setup, it’ll be a cool little tank! I wish I could set one up, and I would except I’m not really home enough to keep up with the top off for it . Honestly if you just put it in a window that will be more than enough to grow the Xenia. Might be a good home for a single sexy shrimp if the Xenia does well!

I got one with a rubber seal so I only open it every once in a while for oxygenation and it helps keep evaporation down. You should definitely go for it too!!

Tom Giddens · Nov 29, 2020

How is the xenia project going?

Cole.mormon · Nov 29, 2020

How is it going. Btw we need pics

marcopena279 · Nov 30, 2020

Tom Giddens said:
How is the xenia project going?

Cole.mormon said:
How is it going. Btw we need pics

I scrapped the project. I bought 20w 50/50 bulbs and no matter what I did the Xenia always looked like it was dying.

Tom Giddens · Nov 30, 2020

I had baseball size piece of Xenia in my display and I moved it to my fuge about 3 days ago and have a red plany bulb on it. The 1st day I had no light on it and it just sat there and would not pulse. I did not have a proper light to put over it. I found the red bulb in the cabinet and decided to try it and so far it looks happy and is pulsing again. Not positive how light they need but I have looked in the tank at night with a flashlight and it would be pulsing away.