Goniopora

[Newreeflady]

The details are listed below my signature. The goni is in a low flow area. It was doing very nicely until about a week ago. I dose from liter bottles of b-ionic. Both had dosed completely, but the #1 part had actually dosed itself onto the hardwood floor (line came out of sump.) I don't think it's the test kit. I basically added about a liter extra of part 2 compared to part 1.

-A

 

[tmz]

Angela, I haven't tried one in over 6 years. I kept that one for about a year. The heavy feeding issues make it very hard to manage nitrate and phosphate in the tank. I don't know of any long term successes with them. Some seem to think the newer to the market small polyp encrusting Austrailian varieties are sturdier; we'll have to wait and see on those. I have not seen any come back from a long closed period.

I might try an iodine dip(lugols or tmpc).

I would let that calcium drop or push it along a little with water changes using a low calcium salt mix.Excess calcium should not have a harmful effect other than making it difficult to keep alkalinity high enough without precipitation.

Good Luck

If

 

[Newreeflady]

Hi Tom,

I'm not going to dip it in fear of causing more stress. I don't think it is diseased.

A lot of people have had success with the "red goni" I know, not too technical a name. It was doing well until about a week ago, and then I figured out the calcium problem. You're right, I can't be sure that's it, but it's coincidental.

I will do a water change today and a couple more within the next week. I'll update.

Thx,
Angela

 

[redfishsc]

newreeflady, how is your goni doing?

 

[Newreeflady]

No progress, no regress. Still not opening Should I shade it? Not sure what more I can do. I feed the tank, and it doesn't seem to respond to food in the water. I've also covered it and tried to elicit a feeding response by covering it in food- nothing.


-A

 

[redfishsc]

Are you dosing any iron, perchance? Iron has been suggested (in one of the articles linked above) to be very important for goniopora.

Do a search for "Randy's Fergon recipe" to make a DIY iron supplement or just try Seachem Flourish Iron. Both are iron gluconate and I dose it for my refugium. I've had a red goni since July that's done very well, although I can't say for sure it has anything to do with the iron.

 

[Newreeflady]

Oh, wow, I had no idea. Do you have an Iron test kit? I'd hate to OD on it.

Thx,
Angela

 

[redfishsc]

So long as you follow Randy's recipe and dosage recommendations, you will be fine. I don't think the amount of iron added by his recipe amounts to much, since it's really a "trace" element in seawater, but easily depleted by refugiums and heavy algae growth.


I have not heard of a test kit for iron in seawater, and I use my refugium growth rate as an indicator. Slower growth, I add a touch more iron. Seems to work for me.

 

[darb85]

I kept one for a while, It was a georgous Yellow Color. It was doing great until my texas trash decided to take it out. I was heart broken. Too sensitive, I probably wont get another one.