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ah! how timely. was just going to post about it.

yes. im an avid fan of xenias, and fragging them is second nature now. there was once i fragged so much xenia till everything smells like xenia to me. and trust me. xenia's don't smell good :)

something new for you today. my xenia seem to have morphed into something different. the polyps are very very feathery now! looks very delicate and beautiful. still growing....fast...as usual, but this feathery polyp phenomena has me stumped. could be the recent dosing of Kent Marine's phytomax. it has directly attributed too the largeness and growth of my zoanthids. as far as i know, xenias are not known to take any food, but rely much on photosynthesis and perhaps absorption of nutrients from surrounding water? whatever the case, phytomax or not, it looks like the feathery polyps are here to stay, for even the new heads that the parent colony is producing, shares this same characteristic too.

how peculiar

interesting... just past adolescence? growing beards perhaps ? lol

how do you trim these fellas?

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ya starting a fish match making agency?? lol

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sorry to hear that kai try not to do too much rock shifting next time. take care, dun be too upset.

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interesting... just past adolescence? growing beards perhaps ? lol

how do you trim these fellas?

probably haha.

there are a number of ways of fragging xenias. all the following methods are successful if done correctly and properly.

cut a branch or head off the rock itself, or off a parent stem. it is easier to do this under water when the xenias are expanded. a shrunken xenia out of water is harder to cut. cut with either a clean sharp scissors or a knife/scapel. if cutting, try to do a clean cut and avoid any serrated cutting tools. a clean cut will result in faster healing time and reduce infection. once u have the cut frag of xenia, here is what u can do.

first method. take the xenia frag, put it onto a small rock and cover the entire rock + xenia with mesh cloth. tie the mesh cloth to the rock. so imagine the xenia frag sandwiched between the rock and the mesh net. in a few days or weeks, it will adhere to the rock and u can remoev the mesh.

2nd method, is to take a toothpick and poke into the stem of the fragged xenia. poke it in 180 degrees horizontally. tie the two lose ends of the toothpick that is sticking out of the xenia, onto a small rock. the advantage of this is the toothpick will hold the xenia in place and a mesh net is not needed. however, dont do properly and ur xenia frag might melt. its like extra injury to it. after the xenia has adhered itself to the rock, the toothpick can be removed.

another easier method is to simply place a small rock onto the desired stem or head of xenia you wish to frag. make sure the rock touches that xenia. after a few days or weeks, the xenia will stick to that rock by itself. xenias stick to whatever they touch very quickly and that is how they spread. once it has attatched to the rock, u can cut away the base, separating it from the parent stem. and u will have a frag of xenia already stuck onto a rock.

there are many many ways to do it. i always employ method 1 as its faster. alternatively, u can frag them like mushrooms. cut them and place them in low flow with lots of rubble rock for them to stick to themselves. if the xenia you are fragging is a large colony like mine, try not to do too much at a time. they release certain chemicals that may not be too good to your tank. but it will be fine as long as you have a skimmer, carbon and a large water body.

xenias STINK like hell out of water. you might want to take note of that :) just my opinion. you may like the smell instead?? haha.

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Erm... I think I'm guilty of discarding a bag of xenias because I thought it has gone bad due to the smell... :heh:

Bro, your rainbow zoas look fantastic. Are they the ones that we shared? Mine is fading in colours... what are you dosing?

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Erm... I think I'm guilty of discarding a bag of xenias because I thought it has gone bad due to the smell... :heh:

Bro, your rainbow zoas look fantastic. Are they the ones that we shared? Mine is fading in colours... what are you dosing?

+1 on the zoas, this zoa colou not easy to maintain, had 1 colony of it last time, colours fade easily.. good job lemon, nice!

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Erm... I think I'm guilty of discarding a bag of xenias because I thought it has gone bad due to the smell... :heh:

Bro, your rainbow zoas look fantastic. Are they the ones that we shared? Mine is fading in colours... what are you dosing?

don't worry bro. i have discarded xenias before because i thought they were smelly. until i realised that's their natural perfume haha!

yes this is the rainbow we shared that day. colour is improving actually. i dose iodine regularly to keep my softies healthy, not sure if it has to do with this zoa's colour. i do dose kent marine's phytomax, but this is unsubstantiated, as the colours were already like this before dosing. so i cant say the kent marine is helping. btw bro peacemaker, i still have not passed u the coral RX. when do you want it? i can meet u this weekend for awhile. cant go too long because having exams next week.

+1 on the zoas, this zoa colou not easy to maintain, had 1 colony of it last time, colours fade easily.. good job lemon, nice!

thanks bro! actually i din do anything special. just put it there and it has been like this ever since. if you think this is nice, its a lot more nicer in real life. i can never get the colours right because it is too far away to focus.

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don't worry bro. i have discarded xenias before because i thought they were smelly. until i realised that's their natural perfume haha!

yes this is the rainbow we shared that day. colour is improving actually. i dose iodine regularly to keep my softies healthy, not sure if it has to do with this zoa's colour. i do dose kent marine's phytomax, but this is unsubstantiated, as the colours were already like this before dosing. so i cant say the kent marine is helping. btw bro peacemaker, i still have not passed u the coral RX. when do you want it? i can meet u this weekend for awhile. cant go too long because having exams next week.

Don't worry about that... take care of your immediate priorities first. Should be plenty of chances to meet up after your exams. I could use the chance to visit your tank! :eyebrow:

I could use a frag or 2 of xenias too!

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Don't worry about that... take care of your immediate priorities first. Should be plenty of chances to meet up after your exams. I could use the chance to visit your tank! :eyebrow:

I could use a frag or 2 of xenias too!

haha ok bro! will try to frag it. should not be a problem now that it's overgrown. after my exam will get to it :)

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royal pencil wrasse. not enough words in the english language to describe its beauty. the colours are a million times nicer in real life. those who have seen it will vouch for that :) a very vibrant and colourful fish, that is on par with my rhomboid in terms of "favouritism" and of course, my exquisite too :P pampered bunch.

Bro thomas lim if you're reading this, i haven gotten the time to catch the anthias out for u because busy with upcoming exams. will do it once exams are over :D look at it's evil smile. laughing at me for failing to trap it that day! hmph

No hurry lah. Exam more important. Must set the priorities right. :)

ah yes. and last but not least, my new solar wrasse. reaaaaaaly gorgeous looking fellow when he flashes. one of the nicest solars i have seen. must thank bro thomas lim for his super eagle eyes. otherwise would have missed this. not really a fan of solars, but cannot resist this 1. when he flashes, his fins and tail turn iridescent blue and against that blue background, a series of purple maze like patterns will appear. much like my rhomboid wrasse. truly spectacular.

Wau lau.. You make me think I will regret big time for not getting 1 myself.. :pinch:

It was a nice short afternoon chionging with you thou. At least I brought u to a new place u never been.. But too bad, the place is not so well stock.. :blush:

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No hurry lah. Exam more important. Must set the priorities right. :)

Wau lau.. You make me think I will regret big time for not getting 1 myself.. :pinch:

It was a nice short afternoon chionging with you thou. At least I brought u to a new place u never been.. But too bad, the place is not so well stock.. :blush:

hey hey! haha! u going walt smith shipment?? if u are, i see if i can catch the anthias pass u on sat. sat my rest day can play... for awhile hahaha!

hey thanks for that day! very fun get to go places with u. never been to T95 before. now at least i know what it looks like! haha

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bro, looking at your tank make me realise that my tank left far behind lar...........

very nice collection bro!!!

{Tank Size:- 4ft L X 2ft W X 2.5ft H = Mixed Reef Tank}

{Light:- 2 X 54W T5 ATI - Aquablue Spezial & 1 Pro Color, 1 X 54W T5 Giesemann - Aquablue + & 1 Actinic +, 1 X 54W T5 UV H2ology}

{Chiller:- 1 HP split unit powered by Rio 14}

{Skimmer:- Reef Maniac Beckett Skimmer Powered by Rio20}

{Fluidized Reactor:- Reef Maniac FR with Rowaphos media}

{Return Pump:- 1 unit X 5,400 L/H}

{Circulation Pump:- SEIO M1100 + M820}

{Photos:- Powered by Nikon 7D, 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens, 85mm f1.8,100mm f2.8 Macro Lens & 580EXII}

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bro, looking at your tank make me realise that my tank left far behind lar...........

very nice collection bro!!!

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thanks.

very nice collection of what? fish? coral?

if fish, i love my collection too. now for a nice big lineatus to complete the picture? :whistle :whistle will be doing some bioload reduction next week to make way for something new

coral wise, i do have a fare share of gems, but most others are common :)

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bro, looking at your tank make me realise that my tank left far behind lar...........

very nice collection bro!!!

:D

thanks.

very nice collection of what? fish? coral?

if fish, i love my collection too. now for a nice big lineatus to complete the picture? :whistle :whistle will be doing some bioload reduction next week to make way for something new

coral wise, i do have a fare share of gems, but most others are common :)

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:D

thanks.

very nice collection of what? fish? coral?

if fish, i love my collection too. now for a nice big lineatus to complete the picture? :whistle :whistle will be doing some bioload reduction next week to make way for something new

coral wise, i do have a fare share of gems, but most others are common :)

common corals in a well maintained tank => gems

Rare corals in a badly neglected tank => junk

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common corals in a well maintained tank => gems

Rare corals in a badly neglected tank => junk

well said! LOL

how bout rare corals in well maintain tank? :lol:

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

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common corals in a well maintained tank => gems

Rare corals in a badly neglected tank => junk

Very true... :eyebrow:

My Setup:

3x2x2 tank with IOS

Equipment List:

Chiller: Artica 1/5HP

Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000

Return Pump: OR3500

Skimmer: Deltec APF600

Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker

Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic

FR: Skimz

FR Pump: Atman AT-104

Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer.

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thanks for the positive feed back guys. my tank is no different from any one of your's. just depends on husbandry methods. if i can do it, so can you. look at my husbandry methods. its ABC lol.

i do agree on what you said. so i ca classify mine as gems lah haha. no diamonds yet ;) maybe afew....1 or 2 hehe

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any updates on e cloves ? u got go iwarna ?

never! :( got to rush home after school to study today. exams on monday. tomorrow will be free before the afternoon. so will be dropping by iwarna during their walt smith shipment. not keeping SPS, so will take a look at their indo shipment. will update you tomorrow :)

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never! :( got to rush home after school to study today. exams on monday. tomorrow will be free before the afternoon. so will be dropping by iwarna during their walt smith shipment. not keeping SPS, so will take a look at their indo shipment. will update you tomorrow :)

bro wad time u goin iwarna :eyebrow:

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bro wad time u goin iwarna :eyebrow:

going with a friend. reach around 7+? more interested in their indo shipment actually. time to whip out these pair of eagle eyes to spot some EAGLE EYES hehe

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going with a friend. reach around 7+? more interested in their indo shipment actually. time to whip out these pair of eagle eyes to spot some EAGLE EYES hehe

Lots of blue xenia, multi coloured yumas, cloves, star polyps, red mushrooms. Zoas didn't open when i was there so these are the info i can chip in

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Lots of blue xenia, multi coloured yumas, cloves, star polyps, red mushrooms. Zoas didn't open when i was there so these are the info i can chip in

ARGH! IM EATING MY HAND AS I READ THIS!'

actually i smsed lilian liao asking the price of the blue yumas... abit pricey but need to see in person to judge accordingly.

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