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MarLooney
10-19-2004, 09:03 PM
it probably wasn't the cold... but the temp drop in genera. everything else did OK except a cyphastrea frag that bleached. i'm just glad the rest of the tank is OK. so for those of you who think your lights keep your tank warm enough, and you don't need a heater... think again. better safe than sorry.
bler
10-19-2004, 09:38 PM
sorry for your losses :(

those sun polyps dont look in optimum condition either, but much better off the the xenia ;)
MarLooney
10-19-2004, 09:46 PM
what looks wrong with the sun coral?
Dannyboy
10-19-2004, 10:07 PM
Sun polyps look fat as hell to me
brahm
10-19-2004, 10:37 PM
sun coral? I thought that was orange w/yellow tenitcal acanthastrea.
MarLooney
10-19-2004, 10:39 PM
Originally posted by brahm
sun coral? I thought that was orange w/yellow tenitcal acanthastrea.

it is... keep it on the DL & i'll trade you a frag for a frag of your acan. ;)

they're very healthy BTW.

here's a pic from before the xenia died.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/92.jpg
SanDiegoReefs
10-19-2004, 11:30 PM
Marlo is the official Sun Master.

-moore
bler
10-20-2004, 09:07 AM
now THOSE are some thriving sun corals !!!!

nothing looked WRONG with them, just not happy :D
MarLooney
10-20-2004, 10:20 AM
the sun coral actually looked pretty fat in the first pic like Dannyboy said. either way, trust me... they're happy... xenia is dead. note to all: watch for temp drops & make sure you run a heater.
GAD
10-20-2004, 10:47 AM
Are xenia really that sensitive? It might be something else, I have a friend with a tank with no heater in the garage with xenia that thrives. Big temp swings didn't seem to have an effect. You probably have some corals in that tank that I would think be more sensative to a temp drop.
Tarasco
10-21-2004, 04:26 PM
Originally posted by GAD
Are xenia really that sensitive?

I dunno, but I can't seem to keep it alive for more than 2 months. Any sort of change in my tank just kills them, wether it's a temp change or salinity or something else. I think they just hate my tank.
MarLooney
10-21-2004, 10:03 PM
some xenia are so senstive. they do pretty good once established but they do not like change. at close to a 10degree drop in one night i'm surprised everything else looked good afterwards. we've got a heater running on the tank again.