SRC Member Jenson Posted July 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2005 Heard from wetwebmedia that gonioporas are REALLY NOT VIABLE FOR LONG TERM.Is it true?Would it just melt off after two weeks opening up nicely? Many Thnx in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zorden Posted July 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2005 Not really i think lots of reefers here got success stories to share.... got one..still "okay" after months... Quote I am just an average FR (fish reefing) writer. If you like my FRs, please upz my points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member shoelevy Posted July 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2005 i've got a book here that says many hobbyist mistake keeping it alive for 6mths as successful, but these corals tend to last for 6mths-1yr then suddenly die off for no reason. so i agree with wetwebmedia my advice: trust wat wetwebmedia says regarding this matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Travy Posted July 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2005 Well i guess its really up to individual system. I known guys who not only kept theirs well maintain, the coral even spread and start to encrust nearby rocks. From him, he say a berlin sysytem works best for this type of corals, And also a tank which is slightly underskimmed is prefered too. I have mine for about 8mths. No particular problems. Havent spread yet but stll open up eveyday even when my pair of clown fishes are using it as host and looks healthy (Full) too). I dont know abt u guys... but i notice they do catch small pieces of food. Had witness it caught and eat small shreds of shrimp and clam meat when i feed my fishes. Had anyone notice this b4 too? Quote My Tank Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Kelmen Posted July 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 5, 2005 From what I read, at most they show good in tank maybe up to a year. then suddenly they will die-due-to-unknown. In short term, you can try. If you soft heart ppl, very heart broken with a piece of coral sticked with you for months, then avoid it. its really the term - Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Gonioporas fare badly mainly for 2 reasons... 1. If you read up on their habitat, they are usually found in murky, sediment laden waters rich in nutrients. Most aquariums do not provide these conditions, even underskimmed tanks won't be murky...Unless you make it a point to design a murky tank. All corals need a source of protein. They can either obtain it from dissolved nitrogeneous compounds or from live prey. I've never seen gonioporas actually capture and ingest prey like artemia nauplii but then again they could possibly be capturing prey invisible to the ###### eye (Bacteria species, etc). 2. Most gonioporas succumb to bacterial/other pathogenic diseases shortly after being collected. Generally it has got to do with their handling when they are being collected. As gonioporas are generally quite abundant in the wild, the collectors who sell them to middlemen earn very little. They make up for this by collecting more and crowding them in holding vessels probably leading to physical damage of individuals. If you think about the common flowerpot coral, it does take quite awhile for them to shrink down fully into their skeletons. Lifting them out of water before this happens can very easily lead to tissue damage and subsequent infection. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member diabolus Posted July 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 5, 2005 hear hear!!! the marine aquaculturist have spoken! good piece of info bro. so when will u be back in SGP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 See what they getting with Goniopora in zeovit system. Reproduction of blue Goniopora Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member djviper Posted July 6, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 6, 2005 mine melted away sob sob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Kelmen Posted July 6, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 6, 2005 Yah, my initially seems doing fine. But due to some falling incidents, as inexperienced with epoxy. Also the last placement probably not good for them. Plus my Ocellaris keep on attempt to host on it. Now its "bald" (dead) liao. I read somewhere that they found pods body in their stomach, guess they do well with live pods as food. GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Travy Posted July 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 8, 2005 The one in my tank now is my second. What i learned is that once u put yur gonio in a position never move it again. Seems like they receed very fast after a few tumbles and moves. Quote My Tank Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member prec Posted July 10, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 10, 2005 mine's doing pretty well even after shifting house from rocks to sandbed... going on well after 5mths liaoz.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4rk4nth Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I find goniporas pretty hardy. It and this other green montipora are like indestructable. they've gone through an anemone death, 2 tank crashes and a shift to natural sunlight after my last tank cracked. ( Have a reef in a tub now ) Any way its been with me for 2 years and even has a clown hosting it. all I do is target feed it every other day with cyclopeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member framerunner Posted July 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 Well, for me, gonio is my source of "early warning system", when it does not open, time to do water change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Travy Posted July 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 Well, for me, gonio is my source of "early warning system", when it does not open, time to do water change Yeah same. Just judge by the coral can liao. Just found out mine gonio is starting to grow back into its bare area. Those area has been there since i got it and now tiny 'flowers' are starting to appear there. I guess its an easy/difficult coral depending on individual tank. Like for my tank, everything can be well but i can never keep open brains... Kept dying after a few months. Quote My Tank Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member framerunner Posted July 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2005 for me, i cant seem to keep zoos. always cannot open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member csloo Posted July 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 18, 2005 for me, i cant seem to keep zoos. always cannot open. Do you have hair algae on ur Zoo? Maybe ur fish is interuping ur Zoo in this case. Zoo quite hardy... Maybe u can ask some expert on this product: a) Reef Builder - Seachem Vital DNA Formula - Marsweissco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member beaver Posted July 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 18, 2005 Do you have hair algae on ur Zoo? Maybe ur fish is interuping ur Zoo in this case. Zoo quite hardy... Maybe u can ask some expert on this product: a) Reef Builder - Seachem Vital DNA Formula - Marsweissco How long does it take for a new zoo to open up? I bought mine on Sat evening but today its still closed up. Is that normal? Sorry its out of topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member csloo Posted July 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 18, 2005 i dont know whether it's normal or not. but mine 1 is today morning buy, today afternoon all open up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEE2000 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 so how 2 get rid of hair algae? is is those white colour 1 hair growing on lr's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 so how 2 get rid of hair algae? is is those white colour 1 hair growing on lr's? y hav hair algae when ur flowrate is right at the first place?? adding supplements lyk magnesium n strontium also helps to prevent hair algae from growing..correct me if im wrong abt tis... but wad im sure that hair algae will not grow unless there is no proper flow in your tank.. my 2 cents.. Quote view my 2ft tank thread update here!! http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399 Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm. Equipments: Return Pump : Hailea HX6540 Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph Skimmer : Weipro 2011 Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits Chiller : Resun CL280 Auto Water Top Up Life Stock: More then 35kg of figi rocks Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans, Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 btw..isn't tis forum talking abt LPS?? zoos shld be in the soft coral forum.. Quote view my 2ft tank thread update here!! http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399 Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm. Equipments: Return Pump : Hailea HX6540 Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph Skimmer : Weipro 2011 Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits Chiller : Resun CL280 Auto Water Top Up Life Stock: More then 35kg of figi rocks Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans, Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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