Hi Everybody, I have two goni frags that I purchased from UC in March of 2021. They looked great until 7 months later in October where they buttoned up. Familiar story, I know. Fast forward another 7 months to today and they are still somehow hanging on (although the fleshy area between polyps on one is looking quite thin last couple months).
PE is never more than .25". They currently sit in the substrate under partial shadow with low indirect flow. If I move them, tinker with flow or parameters they completely button up. Parameters and a general outline of my care below.
I've been waiting for them to die, but they keep clinging to life. Come on, 7 months with no to minimal PE? They do show a feeding response with that tiny bit of PE which is encouraging to see. Maybe they can turn the corner? Does anybody have any suggestions?
DT 90 gal with ~30 gal in chaeto refugium/sump space
Lights 2 x Kessil A360x's
Temp 78
SG 1.027
pH 7.8x night, 8.0x day
Alk 9.5
Ca 480
Mg 1425
NO3 16.6
PO4 0.12
Mixed reef LPS, SPS, softies all doing well except the goni's. I spot feed either Benepet or Reef Roids once/week. I broadcast 10 ml Red Sea AB+ aminos daily. I dose 10 ml of Sea Elements trace once per week. ESV B-ionic 2-part on a doser, 12 ml/dose 5x's per day. Tropic Marin Pro salt with Alk/Ca/Mg added to maintain the above levels; running ~3% changes per week on an AWC. Manually add Brightwell Mg as needed which is typically every few months.
Maybe TMI, but here is my light schedule as well. Moonlight schedule and grow light over chaeto fuge at night.
PE is never more than .25". They currently sit in the substrate under partial shadow with low indirect flow. If I move them, tinker with flow or parameters they completely button up. Parameters and a general outline of my care below.
I've been waiting for them to die, but they keep clinging to life. Come on, 7 months with no to minimal PE? They do show a feeding response with that tiny bit of PE which is encouraging to see. Maybe they can turn the corner? Does anybody have any suggestions?
DT 90 gal with ~30 gal in chaeto refugium/sump space
Lights 2 x Kessil A360x's
Temp 78
SG 1.027
pH 7.8x night, 8.0x day
Alk 9.5
Ca 480
Mg 1425
NO3 16.6
PO4 0.12
Mixed reef LPS, SPS, softies all doing well except the goni's. I spot feed either Benepet or Reef Roids once/week. I broadcast 10 ml Red Sea AB+ aminos daily. I dose 10 ml of Sea Elements trace once per week. ESV B-ionic 2-part on a doser, 12 ml/dose 5x's per day. Tropic Marin Pro salt with Alk/Ca/Mg added to maintain the above levels; running ~3% changes per week on an AWC. Manually add Brightwell Mg as needed which is typically every few months.
Maybe TMI, but here is my light schedule as well. Moonlight schedule and grow light over chaeto fuge at night.
Time | Color | Intensity | Violet | Red |
8:00 | 0 | 1 | ||
9:00 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
11:00 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
13:00 | 30 | 75 | 100 | 20 |
15:00 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 20 |
17:00 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 10 |
19:00 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
20:00 | 0 | 0 |