Goniopora care

[Kial]

OK so I'm trying another goniopora again. The last one I got was already half skeleton so I'm hoping this healthy one will fair better.

Would you say this flow is ok? It's fairly low flow but gets the occasional random blast which may be a little strong for a second or 2.
https://youtube.com/shorts/1JqW4angHU4?feature=share

I did have it at the bottom of the tank directly under the light, but it stayed pretty small. So I've moved it off to the side more which is at an angle to the light and it does extend a little more.

I'm going to broadcast feed it a couple of times a week and maybe one target feed before my water change.

Any tips and tricks on these corals would be appreciated. Cheers

 

[erichuyn]

Flow should be alright if it still has decent extension?!

Otherwise I've found Tidal Gardens spotlight videos very helpfull. But have not yet tried a Gonio.

 

[GMay]

They need to be fed. I use Reef Roids to broadcast feed once a week and add Reef Energy AB+ daily.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Fed them some sort of coral food, they arent picky. Low light is key here. Like less than 100 par in most cases. They dont do well with alot of light and will hardly ever extend if the light is to high. And eventually they will bleach over night.

 

[PeterEde]

Fed them some sort of coral food, they arent picky. Low light is key here. Like less than 100 par in most cases. They dont do well with alot of light and will hardly ever extend if the light is to high. And eventually they will bleach over night.

the above video says up to 200par lighting. I just cranked my HD16 to 50W But not sure the Par. But the AI web page says max 90Par for HD16

 

[Bucs20fan]

the above video says up to 200par lighting.

That may be the case, im no expert but ive owned several and they never have done well with alot of light. Just food for thought.

 

[Kial]

They need to be fed. I use Reef Roids to broadcast feed once a week and add Reef Energy AB+ daily.

I have goniopower I believe it's called and also another lps powder food which seems identical to reefroids.

Also just started on the AB+. Are you just broadcasting that aswell?

 

[Kial]

Fed them some sort of coral food, they arent picky. Low light is key here. Like less than 100 par in most cases. They dont do well with alot of light and will hardly ever extend if the light is to high. And eventually they will bleach over night.

Yeah I've noticed today now that I've moved it slightly further from the light it's extending more.

 

[PeterEde]

That may be the case, im no expert but ive owned several and they never have done well with alot of light. Just food for thought.

I should be safe with a 16HD at max. I'll turn it down if I need

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

the above video says up to 200par lighting. I just cranked my HD16 to 50W But not sure the Par. But the AI web page says max 90Par for HD16

I've got 2 of them, one of them is high on a rock under 150w metal hallide close to clam, they can acclimate to higher light but should be done carefully

 

[Mikedawg]

OK so I'm trying another goniopora again. The last one I got was already half skeleton so I'm hoping this healthy one will fair better.

Would you say this flow is ok? It's fairly low flow but gets the occasional random blast which may be a little strong for a second or 2.
https://youtube.com/shorts/1JqW4angHU4?feature=share

I did have it at the bottom of the tank directly under the light, but it stayed pretty small. So I've moved it off to the side more which is at an angle to the light and it does extend a little more.

I'm going to broadcast feed it a couple of times a week and maybe one target feed before my water change.

Any tips and tricks on these corals would be appreciated. Cheers

Flow looks perfect to me. I also feed Reef Roids, AB+, mysis, etc. occasionally. Good luck, gonis are one of my favorite corals

 

[Giancarlo_f]

I’ve grown goniopora in low light (50-70 PAR) and higher light (150-250 PAR). I’ve also grown them in low and high flow. It seems to differ between subspecies as to what conditions they prefer. I will say though that tank stability and adequate nutrition + some trace elements supplementation especially if you don’t do a lot of water changes are key to them thriving and growing (I find that under-dosing trace elements occasionally is better than not dosing or overdosing, I dose by visual feel of how corals look). I also broadcast feed a variety of particulate foods, most recently KZ Coral’s Love. I’ve also used reef blizzard (smallest size) by Brightwell. I dose amino acids at the daily prescribed dose all at once as opposed to dosing small amounts throughout the day (I’ve seen much better results with bolus doses and little to no result with continuous micro doses). The flow of the tank overall is fairly high as it is SPS dominant, but it is random and changes directions every 4 hours. They seem to like this.

 

[Giancarlo_f]

Here’s a visual of the typical amount of flow my goniopora are subjected to throughout the day. Apologies for the low res.

 

[Ajayabb]

I’ve grown goniopora in low light (50-70 PAR) and higher light (150-250 PAR). I’ve also grown them in low and high flow. It seems to differ between subspecies as to what conditions they prefer. I will say though that tank stability and adequate nutrition + some trace elements supplementation if you don’t do a lot of water changes (I find that under-dosing trace elements occasionally is better than not dosing or overdosing, I dose by visual feel of how corals look). I also broadcast feed a variety of particulate foods, most recently KZ Coral’s Love. I’ve also used reef blizzard (smallest size) by Brightwell. I dose amino acids at the daily prescribed dose all at once as opposed to dosing small amounts throughout the day (I’ve seen much better results with bolus doses and little to no result with continuous micro doses). The flow of the tank overall is fairly high as it is SPS dominant, but it is random and changes directions every 4 hours. They seem to like this.

 

[Ajayabb]

Your Gonis are beautiful!

 

[Giancarlo_f]

Thanks! They’re my favorite coral.

 

[trigon 350]

I’ve grown goniopora in low light (50-70 PAR) and higher light (150-250 PAR). I’ve also grown them in low and high flow. It seems to differ between subspecies as to what conditions they prefer. I will say though that tank stability and adequate nutrition + some trace elements supplementation especially if you don’t do a lot of water changes are key to them thriving and growing (I find that under-dosing trace elements occasionally is better than not dosing or overdosing, I dose by visual feel of how corals look). I also broadcast feed a variety of particulate foods, most recently KZ Coral’s Love. I’ve also used reef blizzard (smallest size) by Brightwell. I dose amino acids at the daily prescribed dose all at once as opposed to dosing small amounts throughout the day (I’ve seen much better results with bolus doses and little to no result with continuous micro doses). The flow of the tank overall is fairly high as it is SPS dominant, but it is random and changes directions every 4 hours. They seem to like this.

Hi, sorry to respond to such an old post. I hope your aquarium is still going strong. I was just wondering what your no3 and po4 was at this time in 2022? Thanks