XiaoBaiTu Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 May i know what is the name of this coral ? what is requirement to make it grow healthy in the tank ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 WAh picture too big liao... BTW,its a goniopora,a LPS...VERY FEW people have surviving specimens of these in their tanks mainly beacause they come from nutrient rich waters and our heavily skimmed tanks can't sustain these..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted July 14, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 14, 2005 bro...plz resize the pictures that you wan 2 post next time.. 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 diabolus Posted July 14, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 14, 2005 WAh picture too big liao...BTW,its a goniopora,a LPS...VERY FEW people have surviving specimens of these in their tanks mainly beacause they come from nutrient rich waters and our heavily skimmed tanks can't sustain these..... i dun see why the gonio is as difficult as you mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iantoh Posted July 14, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 14, 2005 hi all, the goniopora is a difficult species. it may survive fair enough for about 8 months or so, but it generally recedes and wastes away within a years time, so having a gonio specimen that extends its tentacles for half a year doesnt count as succeeding in their care. youll need to observe growth either by encrusting or budding inorder to ascertain good health. gonioporas, at least the one in the pic above, the stokesi species, come from relatively slow moving lagoonal areas where water flow is gentle and nutrients are rich. phytoplankton, in particular, is rich in such areas. gut anaylsis from tissues excised from wild goniopora colonies reflect high phytoplankton ingestion and that their photosynthetic rate increases with feeding. that is, it cannot meet its carbon budget (nutritional needs) solely by photosynthesis so has to supplement it with some other source of food. and the foods it is able to ingest are below 50microns so primarily phyto and invertebrate larvae. therein lies the explanation as to why gonioporas are difficult to maintain long term in captive tanks. they require more nutrient rich waters than is the case in most reefers tanks. often, as a result of over-skimming. if youd like to keep a goniopora, try to dose live phytoplankton daily at the start of the lighting cycle so the phyto will have the chance to reproduce and help reduce some nitrates and phosphates too. and try to leave the colony on the sandbed instead of upon rockwork as they are easily damaged should they fall and scratch against rocks, etc. if youre new to the hobby, pls do wait till youve gotten the hang of water quality maintenance before setting out to get a goniopora. they'll require water with a ph of >8, >8dkh, and >350ppm calcium. if youre smitten with gonios, and must have one, pls try to look out for the branching species, "Goniopora pandoraensis", as these are easier to have thrive. some great online articles for your reference: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/invert.htm http://www.amdareef.com/news_2001fall.htm http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen20.html i presently run a custom three feet goniopora system but its by no means perfect, and growth is really slow with only one new bud to show for almost a year of my care, but my branching one is doing great. if theres anything more i can help with pls feel free to pm. keen to hear of another gonio enthusiast ya! cheers, ian ps: just a photo of my system: (the stokesi is the colony bottom left) Quote My Goniopora Nano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted July 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2005 Is a Goniopora or Alveopora? Looks more like an Alveopora, with 12 tentacles. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member limbssg Posted July 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2005 Alveopora Coral, 12 tentacles per polyp Goniopora, 24 tentacles per polyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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