Goniopora Hardy?

I'm on 7 months with a pink Aussie goniopora, so far so good. They do need to be fed. I usually feed Rods every day & only feed the corals once a week or every other & it's fine so far.
 
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1414023195.704053.jpgthis is what it looks like. It does this everyday and it comes out a bit more at night.
 
Whiterabbitrage said:
But how long have people been able to keep their Goniopora alive? Is there anyone who can claim 5 years? Even 2 years?
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I'm at almost 3 with my purple/blue goni. It is from when Justin Credible still signed the bottom of his frags. My ORA red is almost 2. Both quadrupled in size. Stick with the aquacultured stuff!
 
ThisCityIsDead said:
Uhm, I don't understand why people are saying it's dead. It isn't. :P. It has been spreading its tentacles since day 2. Just like every coral I've gotten, it hid its polyps for a day then took them out. The only coral that hasn't done this has been the toadstool leather. That one was fine minutes after I placed it in. Anyhow, update in the Goni/flower pot: as far as I know it's doing great. It sticks its polyps out mostly during the night/low lighting. Yup...
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Start blasting it with flow IMO. I have 3 MP40s in a BB 100g tank and the more I turn them up, the better the PE. I also have them directly under some serious light including 250w radiums.
 
ThisCityIsDead said:
I thought they required medium flow and lighting.
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I push them to the limit for sure. I think the higher flow and lighting is helping them constantly be fed. I am at 90% currently on my MP's and most of the fish are having a real hard time swimming lol.
 
Tweaked said:
I push them to the limit for sure. I think the higher flow and lighting is helping them constantly be fed. I am at 90% currently on my MP's and most of the fish are having a real hard time swimming lol.
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Those are beautiful! How long did it take for them to open up like that! And your lighting is awesome, too. What lights are you using and fixture if I may ask.
 
Tweaked said:
Start blasting it with flow IMO. I have 3 MP40s in a BB 100g tank and the more I turn them up, the better the PE. I also have them directly under some serious light including 250w radiums.
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I would not blast it with flow. Read the article I posted above. different species require different condition. In general larger polyps Goniopora require low flow while smaller polyps Goniopora require higher flow.
 
Tweaked said:
some of my gonis
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Wow! Some amazing Gonis dude. I love the colors and I have to agree on the flow thing. I have noticed that mine looks and extends a bit better when the pump is a bit higher. I have two Jebao RW-15s on alternate strength cycles every 2 hours and the Goni loves the stronger mode.
 
We have 4 gonis:
- ORA Red - 3+ years
- Aussie Purple - 1.5 years
- Green - 8 months
- short polyp red - 1 year (this was a tiny frag and has probably quadrupled in size)
 
I just fragged one yesterday. My main colony is in my display tank and I fragged that twice. This was from one of the frags I cut from about 8 months ago. It is an ORA red and have had it 4+ years. The frags are still slimming a bit but they are looking good already.

Paul

 
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