What happened to my gonipora ?

[James Moreno]

The gonipora looking very strange this morning and last night it look “swollen” I would say !

 

[Ludders]

Looks really unhappy, how old is your tank? How long have you had the goni? Any pics of it before looking healthy? What are your water parameters like? Are you feeding it?

 

[James Moreno]

My tank is 4 months old , I’ve had it for 2 weeks , I’m not feeding it, no pics , and my parameters are Nitrate: 0 Nitrite : 0.5 Ph: 7.8 Kh : 80 I don’t test for anything else , I just do my weekly water changes .

 

[reeferfoxx]

Your pH is a little low and with nitrite present, did you test for ammonia?

 

[James Moreno]

No , there’s no fish at the moment

 

[reeferfoxx]

No , there’s no fish at the moment

No fish, no nitrates, 0.5 nitrite. Are you feeding the tank?

 

[James Moreno]

I don’t think these test strips are reliable

 

[Ludders]

Nitrite is odd on a tank 4 months old. That aside, you need to feed it ASAP, looks like it's on its last legs. Do you have anything else in the tank which is likely bother it whilst you are trying to feed it? Do you have any food for it?

 

[James Moreno]

No , I don’t feed any of my corals but I was going to buy reef roids once it settled in. And there is nothing to bother it .

 

[Gareth elliott]

I don’t think these test strips are reliable

Yes test strips are not the most accurate. But even so i have never personally gotten a false nitrite reading off one. How was the tank cycled? Are you feeding to maintain the bacteria in the tank?
If dont have access to other testing options, api test kit is accurate enough for cycling, the nitrate test might be the most annoying ive ever used though.( directions say shake vigorously, they mean shake till your arm falls off, but will give results that are actionable). Full kit is around $20.

 

[Ludders]

Is it a red goniopora? what size is it?

 

[James Moreno]

Is it a red goniopora? what size is it?

It’s a green gonipora and it’s about the size of a quarter .

 

[reeferfoxx]

Could be brown jelly, either way I think its a goner. I would get an API test kit for nitrite and ammonia. Then get some salifert tests for proper alk, calcium, ph, no3 and a hanna checker for phosphate.

 

[Ludders]

My advice is to intensively target feed it every day for about a week and see how it responds.
The nitrite result shouldn't be ignored either. I would test for ammonia as well with different test kits.
There could be an in balance somewhere in the water chemistry depending on how you set it all up and how the de nitrifying bacteria is being maintained.

 

[recess62]

FWIW. Gonis are notoriously difficult to keep. They need to be fed. I doubt yours starved to death in a few weeks but keep this in your mind if you want to replace with another. I don’t think they would be considered a beginners coral

 

[reeferfoxx]

FWIW. Gonis are notoriously difficult to keep. They need to be fed. I doubt yours starved to death in a few weeks but keep this in your mind if you want to replace with another. I don’t think they would be considered a beginners coral

The green are way more difficult than the red. I haven't fed my red goni in over 2 years. Its survived everything.

 

[James Moreno]

I touched the jelly on top and there about 4 heads left and is pretty much a goner . Thank u for all the help