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July 19th 06, 11:22 AM
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Controling XENIA ?
I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is
beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help. 
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July 19th 06, 01:01 PM
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July 19th 06, 02:09 PM
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July 19th 06, 03:43 PM
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Controling XENIA ?
Wish I had that same issue, My Xenia died shortly after introducing to
my tank. Thinking I got some bum Xenia? Or maybe too intense lighting too quickly (I hear you are supposed to acclimate to HAlides) TH wrote: you could always send me some...  "rtk" wrote in message ... wrote: I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help. Same problem. I took a couple of them to the lfs and he kindly gave me trades, but now it's also overtaking his watery world and he greets me at the door with NO MORE! I've just been using a scissors on them now. They are pretty, but they're about to swallow up my whole tank. rtk
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July 20th 06, 11:49 AM
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Controling XENIA ?
Thanks for responding . When you say scrape it what should I use ? A
razor blade or a dull knife ? When I do scrape it off do I just throw it away ? In a way that seems unkind ? I thought I may try to use suction it off when I do a water change. Do you think this may work? THANKS again I am new to this hobby but am really enjoying all the new things I am learning. Eileen RicSeyler wrote: One thing you can do to help a little when placing Xenia, always place it at the top of a rock, it will try to go upward, and slow the spreading. But having it already out of control, just have to keep cutting it back. You generally can't "scrape" it off to keep it from coming back, there are just too many knooks and crannies in Live Rock. wrote: I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help. -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson
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July 20th 06, 06:13 PM
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Controling XENIA ?
You can cut it off with a razor blade. You can use a
hemostat to remove the remaining sizable pieces, and then use a toothbrush to remove the tiny amount still in the rock. Wayne Sallee Wayne's Pets wrote on 7/19/2006 6:22 AM: I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help.
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July 21st 06, 05:28 PM
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Controling XENIA ?
Like I said you really can't effectivly scrape it off. Just cut it back
and give the extra to your local LFS. They generally won't buy it, but they will generally take it. wrote: Thanks for responding . When you say scrape it what should I use ? A razor blade or a dull knife ? When I do scrape it off do I just throw it away ? In a way that seems unkind ? I thought I may try to use suction it off when I do a water change. Do you think this may work? THANKS again I am new to this hobby but am really enjoying all the new things I am learning. Eileen RicSeyler wrote: One thing you can do to help a little when placing Xenia, always place it at the top of a rock, it will try to go upward, and slow the spreading. But having it already out of control, just have to keep cutting it back. You generally can't "scrape" it off to keep it from coming back, there are just too many knooks and crannies in Live Rock. wrote: I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help. -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson
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July 22nd 06, 12:55 AM
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Controling XENIA ?
Aside from some of the replies that I read...throw some Xenia into
you refugium if you have one...they like Phosphate. wrote in message ups.com... I purchaced a small piece of Pulsing XENIA a few months back. It is beautiful and quite wonderful to watch ....however it seems to be on a forced march to cover as much as the tank as I will alow !. Can someone tell me the best way to remove or trim it to keep it under control ? My LFS told me I would not be able yo remove it from thelive rock that it sucks itself on to firmly ? I have not tried to remove any of it yet but just wish to know best way in case it starts to bug me. THANKS for any help.
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