Unhappy Xenia

Sharkbait19 · Nov 21, 2020

Hi,
I’ve had a pulsing Xenia for quite some time. It was my second coral. For a while, it was always pulsing and opened up, always propagating itself, but about two weeks ago that started to change. It’s slowly wilting and is a little unhappy, no longer pulsing. Here is its current state:

Any thoughts about what may be happening?

Hallowhead · Nov 21, 2020

Has anything changed ? Water parameters ? Lights ? Feeding ?

Sharkbait19 · Nov 21, 2020

Hallowhead said:
Has anything changed ? Water parameters ? Lights ? Feeding ?

For a while, it was slightly in the shade. I moved it as I bought a torch that I didn’t want stinging it. Recently, I moved it back into the light and moved the torch over. Do you think given time that part that was in the shade will come back?

Hallowhead · Nov 21, 2020

Sharkbait19 said:
For a while, it was slightly in the shade. I moved it as I bought a torch that I didn’t want stinging it. Recently, I moved it back into the light and moved the torch over. Do you think given time that part that was in the shade will come back?

If that's all that's changed I would agree yes it's acclimating itself back.

Parameters are all stable ?

Sharkbait19 · Nov 21, 2020

Hallowhead said:
If that's all that's changed I would agree yes it's acclimating itself back.

Parameters are all stable ?

I think so. I havent checked recently, but all the other corals are thriving, so it’s probably the lighting.

Hallowhead · Nov 21, 2020

Sharkbait19 said:
I think so. I havent checked recently, but all the other corals are thriving, so it’s probably the lighting.

Can't hurt to check them

Sharkbait19 · Nov 21, 2020

Hallowhead said:
Can't hurt to check them

Will do!

Leslie Tabor · Nov 21, 2020

It is probably just mad about the move. Soft corals are the biggest whiners!

Sharkbait19 · Nov 22, 2020

Parameters:
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Phosphate - 2.5 ppm (any ideas on how to lower this?)
dKH - 11 (196.9 ppm)
Calcium - 450 ppm
pH - 8.2

vetteguy53081 · Dec 4, 2020

Sharkbait19 said:
Parameters:
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Phosphate - 2.5 ppm (any ideas on how to lower this?)
dKH - 11 (196.9 ppm)
Calcium - 450 ppm
pH - 8.2

These guys ca actually need phosphate and nitrate in the water to remain happy
Moderate light and water flow and salinity 1.025 with temperature 77-79

Sharkbait19 · Dec 4, 2020

Thanks! About half the Xenia remains on the original rock, and much has dissolved. What's left is doing considerably well and much has fallen apart, allowing for it to spread (yay.)