Pulsing Xenia...hate it

[mucky1957]

hi guys,

It's a thug..spreads like wildfire..is there anyway to 100% kill xenia.
I can't get the rocks out of the tank and I can't get properly at the base of the trunks.
Any thoughts please.

 

[Mikedawg]

hi guys,

It's a thug..spreads like wildfire..is there anyway to 100% kill xenia.
I can't get the rocks out of the tank and I can't get properly at the base of the trunks.
Any thoughts please.

Aiptasia X or another kalk solution should kill it; may take a couple of treatments and, of course, you'll want to watch your water parameters if you use a lot of it. I would trim it off as close to the rock as possible and then administer the kalk.
Good luck

 

[Travv]

If it reacts anything like a mushroom in hydrogen peroxide, you could try dipping the rock. I know it's not ideal and risky, but that should dissolve them away. I'd try other methods first though.

Good luck!

 

[mucky1957]

As I said in the post..the rocks are stuck in place..it has to be done in the tank.

Mikedawg...sorry to be a newb..but what is KALK. I have aptasia x and used it on the aptasia itself. Worked a treat and that is all gone. Do I use the syringe and puncture the trunks and add the ap x ??

 

[2una]

hi guys,

It's a thug..spreads like wildfire..is there anyway to 100% kill xenia.
I can't get the rocks out of the tank and I can't get properly at the base of the trunks.
Any thoughts please.

Fenbendazole - shortcut here to UK available - Vincent100 used the Panacur liquid one similar to what i used & it worked out okay for him also.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/here-it-is-fenbendazole-use-against-hydroids.214950/page-20

 

[Mikedawg]

As I said in the post..the rocks are stuck in place..it has to be done in the tank.

Mikedawg...sorry to be a newb..but what is KALK. I have aptasia x and used it on the aptasia itself. Worked a treat and that is all gone. Do I use the syringe and puncture the trunks and add the ap x ??

Kalk or Kalkwasser is a concentrated solution of calcium hydroxide which is used for calcium and alkalinity maintenance; you'll see it used by a lot of reefers trying to raise their cal/alk numbers. I believe that Aiptasia X is essentially a strong kalk solution. You can buy kalk in most LFSs and make up your own paste like solution which you can squirt through a syringe or just use Aiptasia X; turn off your pumps; scrape as much of the Xenia off your rocks as you can, and then squirt the kalk on what's left of the Xenia. Aiptasia X out of the bottle may be too weak to kill the Xenia the first time and so you may want to hit it a few more times. If you buy the dry kalk you can make up a paste that is very strong.
Let us know how it works. BTW, some of us, me included, have a soft spot for Xenia and wish you weren't so far away across the pond so we could rescue it, ha ha.
Good luck

 

[Michael Naegeli]

im personally Skeered of the FenBen.. I managed to kill my whole tank using that stuff for blue cloves. Rip it out and kalk paste whatever remain.

 

[Michael Naegeli]

I use kalk paste or Aptasia x on Palys that get to weedy. I just syringe them rt in the mouth while open and they get ticked. It works like a charm. I have hundreds of Zoa’s and Paly’s and when the Palys try to gain too much space I use it everytime to keep at bay. Try squirtin a few polyps with the flow completely off. Rt in their face and leave circulation off for bout 20 min then use a turkey baster to suck out all the paste prior to firing pumps back up.

 

[Travv]

As I said in the post..the rocks are stuck in place..it has to be done in the tank.

Mikedawg...sorry to be a newb..but what is KALK. I have aptasia x and used it on the aptasia itself. Worked a treat and that is all gone. Do I use the syringe and puncture the trunks and add the ap x ??

True, sorry about that.

If you can get the water low enough through a water change you can spot treat them by placing peroxide in the xenia areas. Otherwise, you're right...my idea wouldn't work.

 

[mucky1957]

Kalk or Kalkwasser is a concentrated solution of calcium hydroxide which is used for calcium and alkalinity maintenance; you'll see it used by a lot of reefers trying to raise their cal/alk numbers. I believe that Aiptasia X is essentially a strong kalk solution. You can buy kalk in most LFSs and make up your own paste like solution which you can squirt through a syringe or just use Aiptasia X; turn off your pumps; scrape as much of the Xenia off your rocks as you can, and then squirt the kalk on what's left of the Xenia. Aiptasia X out of the bottle may be too weak to kill the Xenia the first time and so you may want to hit it a few more times. If you buy the dry kalk you can make up a paste that is very strong.
Let us know how it works. BTW, some of us, me included, have a soft spot for Xenia and wish you weren't so far away across the pond so we could rescue it, ha ha.
Good luck

ah...I have the Reef Foundation A and B and C so thats ok..added the 1st lot of aiptasia X about 3 hrs ago..will wait and see. Thanks

 

[mucky1957]

Fenbendazole - shortcut here to UK available - Vincent100 used the Panacur liquid one similar to what i used & it worked out okay for him also.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/here-it-is-fenbendazole-use-against-hydroids.214950/page-20

Ive looked at this and it kills of the gsp as well...and I LOVE my gsp..so I wont be going this route..thanks for the info tho

 

[jd371]

I hate it too and won't be putting anymore in my tank. Lucky for me it only spread to the back glass that was easy to scrape off.

 

[mucky1957]

I used aptasia x on two large colonies of the stuff..totally destroyed it..now to blitz the rest of it.....thanks everyone for comments

 

[vetteguy53081]

This has always been a topic of controversy as some are haunted by xenia while others love this stuff. I have 3 versions of xenia, and they are confined to their original rock.
It is sickening to see stores and merchants selling frags of xenia for $19.99 or more when they know this is indeed a weed which can stay confined or overtake a tank. Funny to see occasionally hobbyists begging for this stuff while seeing others struggling to destroy it.

 

[PDR]

It is sickening to see stores and merchants selling frags of xenia for $19.99 or more when they know this is indeed a weed which can stay confined or overtake a tank. Funny to see occasionally hobbyists begging for this stuff while seeing others struggling to destroy it.

What about that is sickening?

 

[vetteguy53081]

What about that is sickening?

Sickening- frags of these often free up to $5 bucks. Selling them them at $20 or more as a coral is an issue

 

[mucky1957]

it is a thug..and tbh I was told it was a thug when I put it in my tank 4 yrs ago...I've been able to keep it under control for a long time but now it's popping up all over...the APTASIA X has worked a treat. Puncture the base ..squirt a bit in...4 hrs later...GONE. Hopefully for good.