Pulsing Xenia Question

[MikeyZO]

About 3 weeks ago or so I purchased a pusling (pom pom) xenia frag. It's been doing fine up until two days ago. The polyps sill extend, retract and pulse but the base of the stalk started to lean to one side and every now and then almost seems to fall over. The stalk doesnt seem to be as thick as it was when I first got it, but I have noticed several new polyps starting to grow. Could this be the corals way of wanting to move towards better light or water flow? Or is it possible its coming time for my lamps to be changed? I currently have a 36 gal tank with one 65 Watt Dual Actinic Lamp (460nm/420nm) and one 65 Watt Dual Daylight Lamp (10,000K/6700K). The frag is towards the upper middle of the tank, and I'm hoping its not a lighting issue. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

There are also zoa polyps, green star polyps, a toadstool leather and hammer corals in the tank. But the hammer corals are no where near it.

 

[al0ha]

it may just be the xenia accumulating or it could be the light, i had it under PC light before and i had the same problem but when i switched to T5, its ALOT healthier

 

[Josh]

When they get too tall they start to reach for things to attach to. Put a rock above it or next to it and it will split.

 

[reefman]

u have what i call a case of the "limp stalk syndrome"

serveral conditions can leads to this:
low alk
low flow
low light
low esteem



:joke: on the last one.

 

[MikeyZO]

lol cute

My alk is 3 and my hardness is around 10. Could be the
lighting... I'll also give the rock thing a try. Thanks

 

[clownlover]

i agree with josh. i have a xenia explosion and they do this to move around.

 

[MikeyZO]

Yup. I put a rock next to it and within minutes it was attached. Thanks