Xenia Filtration

***Reefland*** · 04-28-2003, 01:40 AM

Does anyone use large colonies of Xenia for filtration in their system? I have heard of this before but not first hand and wanted to see if anyone had any experience with it. If colonies of Xenia can be used for natural nitrate reduction, wouldn't it be easy enough to put some in refugiums?

Just thinking outloud,
Scott Z.

**kevinpo** · 04-28-2003, 06:07 AM

I have more than 200 colonies in my tank and refugium. I remove 35-50 at a time (flush ...er I mean burial at sea

)

Regards,
Kevin

**Minh Nguyen** · 04-30-2003, 12:50 AM

One need to be really careful with this method of filtration. Xenia can crash overnight and wipe out a tank. This happen often if you let the Xenia mass get too large.
Minh Nguyen

almostdiva · 04-30-2003, 05:46 PM

Kevin/Minh,

How about in a sump that kind of "acts" like a refugium? Mine is a 20G long that is divided into sections. One has the pump, the other (which the overflow from the main system feeds into) has a DSB, LR and some macro algae. That side is lit 24/7 with one of those Lights of America strips you get at Home Depot. I think mine is 60 watts??

Could you put Xenia in there and get them to live ?

Rebecca

**Minh Nguyen** · 04-30-2003, 10:53 PM

I think Xenia only thrive in high light. It will live in other condition but will grow very fast if you give it high light intensity.
You can alway put a colony there and see what happen. i always advice people with Xenia not to keep too much of it in their tank as it can cash and tank out a tank over night.
Minh

04-28-2003, 01:40 AM	#1
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,161	Xenia Filtration Does anyone use large colonies of Xenia for filtration in their system? I have heard of this before but not first hand and wanted to see if anyone had any experience with it. If colonies of Xenia can be used for natural nitrate reduction, wouldn't it be easy enough to put some in refugiums? Just thinking outloud, Scott Z.

04-28-2003, 06:07 AM	#2
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	I have more than 200 colonies in my tank and refugium. I remove 35-50 at a time (flush ...er I mean burial at sea ) Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

04-30-2003, 12:50 AM	#3
Minh Nguyen Contributing Member/Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 675	One need to be really careful with this method of filtration. Xenia can crash overnight and wipe out a tank. This happen often if you let the Xenia mass get too large. Minh Nguyen __________________ Minh Visit my tank at: http://berlinmethod.com/minhn/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2/aquarium.htm

04-30-2003, 10:53 PM	#5
Minh Nguyen Contributing Member/Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 675	I think Xenia only thrive in high light. It will live in other condition but will grow very fast if you give it high light intensity. You can alway put a colony there and see what happen. i always advice people with Xenia not to keep too much of it in their tank as it can cash and tank out a tank over night. Minh __________________ Minh Visit my tank at: http://berlinmethod.com/minhn/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2/aquarium.htm

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04-30-2003, 05:46 PM	#4
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	Kevin/Minh, How about in a sump that kind of "acts" like a refugium? Mine is a 20G long that is divided into sections. One has the pump, the other (which the overflow from the main system feeds into) has a DSB, LR and some macro algae. That side is lit 24/7 with one of those Lights of America strips you get at Home Depot. I think mine is 60 watts?? Could you put Xenia in there and get them to live ? Rebecca

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