New to pulse corals, question.

[JakeKM]

Got a great deal on a chunk of xenia at my lfs, put it in my tank and after a few hours i noticed it was still closed and not pulsing. i moved it closer to the light, after a day and night its pulsing slightly but still not opening fully. is this a problem or could it still be settleing in ? it was quite active at the lfs.

nanocube 24g
Nitrate-0
ph-8.2
Phosphate-0
Lighting- 2x 36w power compacts.
temp-25 C
stocked with 1 neon goby and 1 small yellowtail damsel.

Thanks

 

[TimSchmidt]

May be still acclimating. Amount of flow different? I've noticed that any pulsing xenia I've had prefers indirect random flow.

 

[JakeKM]

Yes i think it may well be, its attached itself to the rock and has (although not fully) opened up alot. A good sign maybe ?

 

[TimSchmidt]

Yep. If after a couple days you still haven't seen them open up I personally would try adjust flow or moving to different spot. Xenia is pretty tough stuff though.