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I really love Gonipora. I don't have many but I'm starting to really "get my head turned" from other corals by them. They come in a variety of beautiful colors, they sway in the water flow, and can grow pretty fast. So what about you? Here is some great info about gonipora care from @Tidal Gardens.
1. What's not to love about Gonipora? Cons?
2. Do you have Gonipora coral in your reef tank? (pics please)
image via @CoralAddict645
I really love Gonipora. I don't have many but I'm starting to really "get my head turned" from other corals by them. They come in a variety of beautiful colors, they sway in the water flow, and can grow pretty fast. So what about you? Here is some great info about gonipora care from @Tidal Gardens.
1. What's not to love about Gonipora? Cons?
2. Do you have Gonipora coral in your reef tank? (pics please)
image via @CoralAddict645
Its pretty well known that goniopora need manganese supplements. At least that's the story according to most.
I have a frag of a green goni. It died down to just one head left on my frag rack so I glued it down. It now has 3 polyps. They are nearly microscopic. It isn't growing fast but I see it everyday. I hope someday it's a massive colony of a couple dozen polyps. .. Right now it's a colony of three nearly microscopic polyps. I can't even get my phone to focus in on the tiny polyps. Maybe in a few years?
The strange thing is it reproduced and it's not dying.
I had a colony of Alveopora that was doing great. then I went on vacation, phosphates spiked up to .2 while I was gone, and the colony died. . . .
There you go. I love Gonipora and Alveopora corals. . . Not sure they love me. Just my like my Acans. I love Acans.. Mine aren't growing very fast. They are growing, but soooo Slow. Been two years, and I think the skeleton got around 20% bigger and I have maybe 3-4 new heads. So, 2 heads a year if I'm lucky.
Struggling with Gonipora and Acans. . .Not sure if either have anything in common. . .
There is an 8 minute video with Julien Sprung on you tube. Here is the original hypothesis article. There are more people that talk about that just not a ton on this forum. It seems to be the common theme on FB posts asking about goni care.Mn at what level? Do you have a dosing procedure?
Who says this is common knowledge? I'd like to learn more.
Not sure if you dose, but my goniporas noticeably recede if I forget my weekly manganese dose per Triton recommendations on my tank. I had one recently that receded to the point that I thought it was a goner. I did 3 large water changes (30%) over a 6 week period to fix high phosphates and sure enough that goni is taking off again.I am still baffled to why my goni died.
Came from a well established colony.
All other corals thrived (40 of em) in the time frame.
IT is a mystery I will never solved.
Reluctant to try again until I get some insight on what causes goni deaths.
(one possible cause of death, stung by an elegance)