Xenia,anthelia, kenya tree problem.

[ScubaSteve]

Feel for ya dude. I was in the same boat for a while and got rid of 90% of my xenia as it was taking over. Even rebuilt my tank and scrubbed the rocks... now there is a patch growing back in the prime SPS spot and ****ing everything off... Gotta go in and nuke it again. I'm even thinking of adding some xenia-eating nudibranches if I can find them.

But don't give up hope just yet! I too felt like you and was about a day away from from saying "F it all" and giving up. Get a buddy over to help ya, get some cases of beer and so a major rebuild, clean everything, scrub the rocks... get a fresh start. It'll take a few weeks for things to stabilize again but your tank will look awesome after and you'll be in love again! It's like a second honeymoon with your tank...

[cathyg_99]

have you tried taking a needle and a little bit of lemon juice? you kill apatasia that way i dont see why it wouldnt kill the xenia

[Madreefer]

I had the same problem as you but it's with a devils hand coral. I just ripped it off and coated the area with kalk paste. But if you take the effected rock out and just torch the spots it's not going to hurt anything if you do a single rock every few days. If you need a hand or some kalkwasser just give me a call. Enjoy the summer! Does'nt it suck?