Help, xenia dieing!!!!

[Jay6363]

Hi I have had xenia before with no problems, however I just bought two large colonies of pink pom pom and some stalks seem to be thriving and others are dieing

Water parameters:

Ammonia:0
Nitrites:0
Nitrates: 20-40
Ph: 8.4
Calcium: 550
Salinity: 1.024

Tank is the oceanic 29 gal with 150 watt MH
Water changes every week usually 5 gallons

30 ibs of live rock

Can anyone shed some light o this for me? Thank you

 

[batt600]

your nitrates are high that is most likely your problem

 

[Jay6363]

Yeah, I figured........ I can't get them down, doing 5 gal a week water change should I up it? All the other coral are doing great.......

Thanks for the input, I will work on it

 

[Jay6363]

But I also read somewhere that xenia like a little nitrate, water to clean makes them die off? Was tha wrong?

 

[Mattl22]

Your nitrates r pretty high for a reef try and get them down see what happens

 

[Jay6363]

Thank you, keep u guys posted

 

[Bryceandmandy]

Check your d/kh as well, i always found that mine didnt pump unless that was around 10-12.

 

[wayne]

Tank is the oceanic 29 gal with 150 watt MH
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU LEAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON HIGH NITRATES IS MOST LIKELY THE KILLER HERE ..............

 

[Arati]

i wanna say cangratz.. mots people cant kill xenia..

 

[bigdog1428]

i wanna say cangratz.. mots people cant kill xenia..

Lol

 

[Donewiththisplace]

Had the same problem on a Xenia frag a few weeks ago. Parameters are the same except for the nitrates....Frag shriveled up and never opened again.

 

[tosiek]

If it makes you feel any better I have a stalk of mine going nuts for the past week. Another stalk 1" away from it is perfectly happy and pumping. I did have a small nitrate problem a few weeks ago.

 

[Jay6363]

Tank is the oceanic 29 gal with 150 watt MH
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU LEAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON HIGH NITRATES IS MOST LIKELY THE KILLER HERE ..............

I leave them on for about 8 hrs, water changes till there are down.

 

[Jay6363]

i wanna say cangratz.. mots people cant kill xenia..

Lol thanks for being sympathetic.....and the sarcasm

 

[Jay6363]

If it makes you feel any better I have a stalk of mine going nuts for the past week. Another stalk 1" away from it is perfectly happy and pumping. I did have a small nitrate problem a few weeks ago.

I appreciate then comment, i hope I can get it under control. Let me know how u do in the next few weeks?