Gonipora coming back to life!!

lou dog420 · Dec 13, 2017

So I picked up this goni about 3 weeks ago, it was pretty much white with blue mouths.. Im not sure if it was bleached or just starving but now it is turning pink and starting to look really good. Really good find i think.

Midrats · Dec 13, 2017

Looks happy! Rescue corals are the best.

lou dog420 · Dec 13, 2017

squareriggersailor said:
Looks happy! Rescue corals are the best.

Yes, I agree.

lou dog420 · Dec 13, 2017

The cool thing is the color seems to be getting a deeper pink everyday.

TheEngineer · Dec 13, 2017

Nice save!

Midrats · Dec 13, 2017

Maybe it will end up like mine

lou dog420 · Dec 13, 2017

squareriggersailor said:
Maybe it will end up like mine

Dang!!!! That's freaking awesome!! If it ends up like that I will be very pleased!! Lol

lou dog420 · Dec 13, 2017

squareriggersailor said:
Maybe it will end up like mine

I just noticed the blue mouths, heck, maybe it will look like that some day!!

Midrats · Dec 13, 2017

That's what I was thinking with the blue mouths!

datBme150 · Dec 20, 2017

I am having some goni issues. Best advice on placement? What are their growth rates if happy? I have WWC Fruit Loops that refuses to extend. It still has color but no one comes out to play

lou dog420 · Dec 21, 2017

datBme150 said:
I am having some goni issues. Best advice on placement? What are their growth rates if happy? I have WWC Fruit Loops that refuses to extend. It still has color but no one comes out to play

Mine seems to love medium light, medium flow. I also feel that the fact that I don't run any filter socks is very beneficial to this coral.

bpinkstaff · Jan 12, 2018

Guys I’m dying here! Got this guy 3 months ago barley opens moved everywhere new spot 1 day so far. Need advise it’s alive but not so good looking?

lou dog420 · Jan 12, 2018

From my experience so far, flow is crucial! ! They don't like a lot of flow, but they love light, which makes them very difficult to please. Recently picked up another one a week ago and have moved it a half dozen times trying to find the sweet spot. They are definitely the most sensitive corals I own, even worse than acros in my opinion.

Dogtown · Jan 13, 2018

I have a gonipora that has slowly stopped opening up.

I keep the following parameters
PO4=0.01
NO3=5
Filter socks=5 micron
alk=8.0
water change=1% daily
flow=slow (can move it to a high flow area if suggested)
lighting=shaded (was intense/direct but recently moved it)

Any suggestions?

bpinkstaff · Jan 13, 2018

lou dog420 said:
From my experience so far, flow is crucial! ! They don't like a lot of flow, but they love light, which makes them very difficult to please. Recently picked up another one a week ago and have moved it a half dozen times trying to find the sweet spot. They are definitely the most sensitive corals I own, even worse than acros in my opinion.

Great call got it out of flow and seeing extension already! Thank you

bpinkstaff · Jan 13, 2018

Dogtown said:
I have a gonipora that has slowly stopped opening up.

I keep the following parameters
PO4=0.01
NO3=5
Filter socks=5 micron
alk=8.0
water change=1% daily
flow=slow (can move it to a high flow area if suggested)
lighting=shaded (was intense/direct but recently moved it)

Any suggestions?

It’s tricky to clean is bad to dirty is bad and I have seen a ton of opinions on this. I do by weekly water changes and dose twice a week. My Corals tend to tell me if they don’t like something.

Dogtown · Jan 13, 2018

I know what you mean. PO4 sometimes goes up to 0.05 or so but then drops to near nothing again in a few days. What PO4 level do you and others recommend for gonipora? 0.10ish?