Flower Pot and Cup coral issues!!

[naesco]

Daniella many suppliers to our hobby make unsubstantiated claims to sell theri products to unsuspecting new reefers. Take a look at all the anti-ich and anti-bacterial medications on the shelves and perhaps one or two may work.

Mr. Kelly is a hobbyist like you and I. He set up goniopora.org which is no longer in existance.
Dr. Eric Borneman is THE guru on coral. He has written tonnes of articles and books for our reef hobby. He has speaking engagements throughout the world at reef-oriented conventions.

I wish you well with your flowerpot but the reality is experience is against your chance of keeping her alive.

[daniella3d]

I feed both zooplankton and DT's live phytoplankton (for my pods).

I know many manufacturer could lie about their product but I seriously doubt that a responsible company would develop a product for a specific specie without doing the appropriate research and flopping so much money.

At least mine have been doing well for 8 months and growing new heads, so I will see. One thing I am sure about is that they really need hight light. Mine thrive and fully extend only when the MH turn on.

Originally Posted by naesco

Daniella many suppliers to our hobby make unsubstantiated claims to sell theri products to unsuspecting new reefers. Take a look at all the anti-ich and anti-bacterial medications on the shelves and perhaps one or two may work.

Mr. Kelly is a hobbyist like you and I. He set up goniopora.org which is no longer in existance.
Dr. Eric Borneman is THE guru on coral. He has written tonnes of articles and books for our reef hobby. He has speaking engagements throughout the world at reef-oriented conventions.

I wish you well with your flowerpot but the reality is experience is against your chance of keeping her alive.

[ponokareefer]

I was wondering how everyone's goniopora are doing from this thread? I tried a couple when I first started a tank that didn't make it and was considering giving another one a shot after reading on how people are keeping them alive.

I actually had one that produced a baby frag, but my "reef safe" chocolate chip starfish ate it. I love the advise you can get from an LFS!

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

I was wondering how everyone's goniopora are doing from this thread? I tried a couple when I first started a tank that didn't make it and was considering giving another one a shot after reading on how people are keeping them alive.

I actually had one that produced a baby frag, but my "reef safe" chocolate chip starfish ate it. I love the advise you can get from an LFS!

I am zero for 2 somewhat on my gonipora. There are still some polyp that come out around the bottom but that is it. My cup coral on the other hand that I thought was totally dead as polyps out about 1/2" today, they have been coming out more and more every week.

What dumb a$$ told you that a choc chip star was reef safe, they need a kick in the......

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

What dumb a$$ told you that a choc chip star was reef safe, they need a kick in the......

This place also gave me a free aiptasia when I inquired what it was and if it would work in my tank. It was my first free item given to me from a pet store!

[kien]

I currently have 3 gonioporas, a purple, a red and a peach. My pruple one I've had the longest, coming up on 3 years now I think.



It has not really grown or declined since I got it. It just remains static. Strangely it can go from nice and puffy like in that top picture, to all shriveled and retracted in this picture..



.. and remain this way for days at a time.

I got a red one from zoeElite a few months ago. It was a baseball sized goni. It has now encrusted over and onto the rock that I mounted it onto and continues to spread.

My latest goni I got a month ago so hard to say how well this one will do. I do not feed my gonis anyting because their feeding tentacles aren't sticky so even if I sprayed them with food like I do with my other LPS, the food doesn't get trapped. I am certainly no expert but it almost seems to me like they filter feed.

[The Grizz]

Ya but you could make a rock grow in your tank's Kien so you don't count

[daniella3d]

Juging from the photo, they have way too much current. Mine are doing very well and I have them from about a year but they are in a gently flow.

I also feed them reefroid and coral frenzy as well as live phyto.

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I am zero for 2 somewhat on my gonipora. There are still some polyp that come out around the bottom but that is it. My cup coral on the other hand that I thought was totally dead as polyps out about 1/2" today, they have been coming out more and more every week.

What dumb a$$ told you that a choc chip star was reef safe, they need a kick in the......

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Juging from the photo, they have way too much current. Mine are doing very well and I have them from about a year but they are in a gently flow.

I also feed them reefroid and coral frenzy as well as live phyto.

I did move them the next day after pics were taken to a low flow area of my tank. Then they really went down hill.
Switching my light out for MH as soon as I build my canopy hopefully in the next week.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I did move them the next day after pics were taken to a low flow area of my tank. Then they really went down hill.
Switching my light out for MH as soon as I build my canopy hopefully in the next week.

grizz i had a green for a year and a half it was the size of a softball when i sold it that person still has it today it grew bigtime for me...i also had a purple alot smaller but it stayed alive too i had that one for about a year.

i kept mine right out in the open they were getting lots of flow i kept them on rockwork and directly under a 250w halide 20000k.....i found if i cut the pumps they shriveled up bad or if i picked them up they didnt like that either..

i never spot fed in that tank minus some food for my zoas or fish so i doubt they were getting enough from that to survive....

i dont think these are one of those things that should be left in the ocean since alot of hobbysts are having success with them even if it is on a small scale.......if we gave up now then they all died for nothing.....i believe there is an answer to every problem

someone told me once that the reds are easier to keep alive