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Posted: February 07 2006 at 12:13pm |
What's a good way of attaching xenia stalks to rock and how long does it take them to reattach?
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Rod Murri
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 12:23pm |
Use a rubberband, fishing line, etc. Have it just tight enough to hold the xenia in place. It attaches fairly quickly. In fact, I think it attaches quicket than almost any other coral. Maybe a week? or two?
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 12:29pm |
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Great! So I just lay the stalk against the rock? It doesn't have to attach at the cut end?
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 12:49pm |
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That is correct, the stalk will attach to the rock. I literally used a toothpick to attach several to some porous LBTR and it took about 3 days is all. Xenia will even move if it is not happy with its location.
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 12:53pm |
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LOVELY!! Thanks for your responses!
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 2:25pm |
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My xenia attatched in a single day, I was quite suprised. I also just used the rubber band method.
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 11:08am |
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Be careful you don't tie it tight xenia will cut very easily just loose enough to hold it works the best. The fishnet method works well to. You just use a rubberband around a mesh. Helps but it isn't neccessary for xenia.
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 11:14am |
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Just be sure to remove the fishnet before the Xenia attaches to it, also
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 4:12pm |
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O.K> I ended up just sticking them in holes in my LR. I imagine they will attach then?
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 4:35pm |
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Really, all you need to do is hold them in place, otherwise they will float off.
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 11:00pm |
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O.K> I ended up just sticking them in holes in my LR. I imagine they will attach then? |
As long as they stay in the holes they will attach in a few days.
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Posted: February 14 2006 at 1:09pm |
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I'd imagine you would want to increase your water flow then.
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Posted: February 15 2006 at 8:09am |
UPDATE- It has been ten days now and it looks like the Xenia stalks I attached to a small piece of LR rubble (about 1/2-3/4 wide by 2 inches long) with a rubber band have firmly attached and are starting to flow over the rock. The other two stalks I stuck into holes in LR that was about the same diameter as the stalk. These attached in about two days and started to spread. All are doing fine and it looks as if there are some buds starting to form lower on the stalks. Could these be new branches? 
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Posted: February 15 2006 at 9:12am |
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yeah, in a couple of months you'll have so much xenia, you won't know what to do with it. xenia will even drop "sprouts" and spread to other parts of the tank. Just FYI, LFS's have a hard time getting xenia (doesn't easily ship). Some will even give in-store credit. At least the one by me does. But, it must be attached to a small piece of rock.
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Posted: February 15 2006 at 4:43pm |
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Thanks, that's good to know! I only have a 24g, so in a couple months I'll probably be giving away some xenia!!!
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