Xenia in the refugium

[Tristan23]

Well I have a skimmer there for emergencies. But it's off right now. With weekly water changes it been good for me.

[ramsey]

Is anyone dosing iodine? I've read that it's really important for Xenia and could limit growth. I've always been able to grow Xenia but I've heard of others that can't keep it alive. Do you think it's lack of nitrates or could it be related to iodine as well?

[Scutterborn]

Is anyone dosing iodine? I've read that it's really important for Xenia and could limit growth. I've always been able to grow Xenia but I've heard of others that can't keep it alive. Do you think it's lack of nitrates or could it be related to iodine as well?

It seems that everyone has differing ideas on keeping Xenia alive and thriving. Online, it can vary wildly.


-Ben-

[alton]

Back when my tanks where mostly Xenia like the one attached, I did not dose, nitrates stayed below 5, could not skim (they would not pulse if I ran it), and no phosban reactor. I always believed Xenia loved pollution. In my 200 I only had 400 watts of CFL, so it did not require a bunch of light either. To kill it freshwater dips. That is what the person did to delete all of it from this tank when I sold it to him.