KRG
Well-known member
I am stumped with a problem I keep having every time I trim my Xenia. The mother colony is very healthy and has grown from one stock to 14 in 4-5 months. It pulses 100% of the time and even continues to pulse when I slice it. The stocks branch out to about 3 crowns per stock. I trim one crown off close to the base, place it in a shell and suspend it in netting in medium current. The first day the cutting continues to pulse and looks 50% or more deflated. Day two it is severely deflated and pulses intermittently. By day three and four there is no more pulsing and it begins to melt. I have heard some people use iodine but I haven't felt the need too since I replenish trace elements with 1 gallon water changes every day via drip. The tank is 55 gallons. Could iodine be my problem or is there some obvious trick that I am missing? (I keep the cuttings in the main tank near the mother colony) I've attached a pic of the main colony and a pic of a frag on day two. I've searched this site, googled and studied the .mpg at Garf. It seems like at least one should make it....
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Thank you,
Kristine
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Thank you,
Kristine