Destroying Coral

[DevonMeep]

Hello everyone. So I bought some pulsing Xenias months ago. I payed 10 dollars for a few cut polyps. Well they are now gigantic colonies of polyps and taking up a lot of space. I've tried to sell and give them to others but there's no other hobbyists in miles. I suppose my question is, it it wrong to destroy coral for no reason other than it's taking up to much room? I feel really bad about it.

 

[Rufus’ goofs]

Got a LFS that will take some off your hands for store credit? I take xenias and mushrooms to mine.

 

[jmerideth1]

I have so many kenya trees its not even funny because I can't bring myself too kill em and the fish store won't take em

 

[Jlentz]

I've heard of people that harvest Xenia and trash it like it's cheato.

 

[GoVols]

I'd kill Xenia in a heartbeat.
Right now I'm killing Aiptasia with Berghia nudibranchs and I'm sure not losing any sleep about it.

 

[melypr1985]

I wouldn't feel too bad about it. Most LFS will take them (you may or may not get store credit for them though) and you won't have to worry about whether it's wrong to kill them. If I were you, I'd just remove the rocks with it growing on it, take all that to the LFS and replace them with new live rock. If you cut them off the rock, they will just grow back.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I flush a lot of them yes. And put them in the herb garden too.

It's weird.

 

[tcarter1936]

I'm confused,I didn't think you could kill Xenia ,I never could.[emoji16]

 

[GoVols]

I'm confused,I didn't think you could kill Xenia ,I never could.[emoji16]

lol
#1) place flat rock over them.
#2) run enough Purigen and watch them melt away.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I'm confused,I didn't think you could kill Xenia ,I never could.[emoji16]

Plant under rosmary bush. Or flush. They scream less if you flush btw.

 

[melypr1985]

lol
#1) place flat rock over them.
#2) run enough Purigen and watch them melt away.

I'll tell ya I tried that. They just grew around the edges and over the flat rock! It was more than large enough to cover them all the way too. ;Rage Sneaky little things!

 

[GoVols]

I'll tell ya I tried that. They just grew around the edges and over the flat rock! It was more than large enough to cover them all the way too. ;Rage Sneaky little things!

lol
I saw one reefer that grows Xenia in a fuge and he says it does a better job than chaeto.

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

lol
I saw one reefer that grows Xenia in a fuge and he says it does a better job than chaeto.

I can attest to this ^ great source of nutrient reduction in my AIO 30g (although I have anthelia, not Xenia)

I'd almost rather put up with high nutrients than have to deal with that stuff growing everywhere.. absolutely impossible to remove it all.

 

[rlman41299]

I always trim mine and easy to peel off. I only have them by the back glass so it is easy to peel off. As soon as they start reaching for the rocks or move to a different place from where I placed them, they get trimmed. And oh I flush them too since no one wants them and it's not worth it for me to drop off at lfs since there is a 99.99% that they will not take them.

 

[brandon429]

I have flushed eighteen dryweight pounds of xenia its destined for the chute man.

 

[brandon429]

and there was also the time in 2003 when a small child took some in a vial to show and tell, and won. plastic vials not glass clearly lol.

 

[GoVols]

I have flushed eighteen dryweight pounds of xenia its destined for the chute man.

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;Jawdrop ;Hilarious

 

[Lninwa]

My LFS had too many Xenia so was not interested. I did destroy the Xenia because it was taking over. I lost my fuzzy mushrooms [emoji265] because the Xenia smothered them

 

[GoVols]

I lost my fuzzy mushrooms [emoji265] because the Xenia smothered them

;Sorry