pulsing xenia

[BCOrchidGuy]

Xenia doesn't feed out of the water column it is strictly fed by photosynthesis. I think your Alk is way to high should be in the neighbourhood of 11 dKH. I would stop using buffer/Kalk and just use a good Calcium with no buffer, and measure your Alkalinity daily until it is down where it should be, THEN start with a balanced calcium suppliment like Kent Liquid reactor... Once I set my Ca and Alk levels where they should be the Kent stuff works like magic.

[golden69_ca]

here is the funny i thought it was to high becouse of the kent buffer so i proceded to do a 50gal water change . i got an idea to test my ro water had a 4 dkh then i added my kent salt to the mix mixed it all up to the right salinity and tank temp tested the water 16dkh seamed to be to high thought there might be buildup in my 300gph pump i use to stur up the water . dumped out all the water tore apart the pump and cleaned . no build up or signs of any thing at all . started agean ro tested @4dkh (i also use ro treatment by kent does not make a diff in the reading ) added salt and mixed tested 15 dkh . maybe a bad batch of kent i dont know .

[BCOrchidGuy]

Your R/O water has a hardness of 4 dKH? the Kent salt would account for the final hardness then as I find it mixes up to a KH of 11.

You must be on a well, when you do a KH test have you done any Ca tests or Mg tests on your water? When is the last time you changed your R/O membranes and finally do you use a DI filter after your R/O unit, if not you should get one as it further polishes the water after the R/O unit is done with it. Remember R/O water isn't all that clean, it is cleaner than out of the tap but not real clean. IF your water is really bad a R/O unit will clean most of the stuff and the DI filter will clean the rest of it, the R/O unit saves the DI so it doesn't have to be replaced as often.

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals makes a Tap Water Purifier, a De ionizing filter and it will give you water that compares to distilled water. It is about $45 for the unit and the filter refils are $36 at King Ed Pets. I find the refil lasts me about 6 months as long as I don't try to do more than 10 gal/hour, then the filter comes apart.

[Bob I]

Xenia grows and pulses very well in my Calgary tap water. I like to keep it under control so I put all I had in a 10 gallon nano. The lighting is 26W of PC lighting. I had noticed it did not pulse, but it now pulses very well. I don't worry about Alk and Calc, because it is our tap water after all. As I say, no problems with pulsing.

[deano]

Will Anthelia sp. pulse or does it simply wave in the current (waving hand)?

[BCOrchidGuy]

Mine waves, doesn't pulse.... grows like a weed too.

[kgb]

my doesnt pulse at all
mine came from tonys tank and in his tank it pulsed every other second so i asked for a peice and it grows well but doesnt pulse at all

[BCOrchidGuy]

Mine all seemed to recover from the Greenex treatment and they are all pulsing again nicely, One has about 30 baby Xenia's growing around its base.

[Bob I]

At this time it seems like the best answer is that sometimes it pulses, and sometimes it doesn't. There seems to little rhyme or reason. When it feels like it, it pulses. It seems best not to worry about it. JMTCW

[Nullig]

I've noticed with mine that it pulses only in the morning before the lights come on. As soon as the lights go on it stops. I believe it's teasing me.

Noel