What's Up With My Xenia?

[JohnPH]

My Xenia has been doing great for months but I just noticed a lot of white spots on it. A lot of the ends have also stopped pulsing. Any one know what might be the problem?

 

[Doctorgori]

from this resolution it looks like flatworms, but again, thats with the clarity provided; and thats a wild guess..
can you get a closeup under white light and low flow?

 

[JohnPH]

Yes I'l try and do that. First thoughts are that it's unlikely. My nitrates and phosphates are at zero (maybe that's the problem??). It's also in good flow and I have a six line in the tank. From what I've read flatworms thrive in low flow & 'dirty' water

 

[Uncle99]

N and P should never be zero.
A balanced trace of nutrients is required for growth.
In tanks less than one year, I use N at 2-5ppm and P at 0.03 -0.1ppm

I cannot identify the spots, pics way to blue

 

[JohnPH]

N and P should never be zero.
A balanced trace of nutrients is required for growth.
In tanks less than one year, I use N at 2-5ppm and P at 0.03 -0.1ppm

I cannot identify the spots, pics way to blue

I don’t really know what to do to try and bring my levels up. I’ve been trying to overfeed but it seems to make no difference. I’m just running a skimmer plus some carbon in my sumo. Should I turn the skimmer off for a bit?

 

[mindme]

Yes I'l try and do that. First thoughts are that it's unlikely. My nitrates and phosphates are at zero (maybe that's the problem??). It's also in good flow and I have a six line in the tank. From what I've read flatworms thrive in low flow & 'dirty' water

Xenia's like dirty water.

Never seen spots on any before.

 

[JohnPH]

Have switched off my skimmer for now to see if that increases nitrates & phosphates a little

 

[magickmouser]

I'm late to the thread but did this ever get figured out? Mine is also showing white dots & curling up, not really pulsing. Params haven't changed in the 10 months the tank has been running :/