new coral in a new nano!@#$

[probe dms]

hi all. i just started a 12 gallon nano. its been going for about 2 weeks. i didnt do any tests on the water besides check the salinity. a friend had to get rid of a red goniopora coral so i opted to take it into this new set up. may have been a bit soon but rather take it then him give it to a lfs. anyway the coral seems to shrink and come out a little bit. never like i saw at my friends spot. do you have any tips on getting this coral to loosen up?

 

[mfinn]

If it's not too late, you should find a home for it, besides your uncycled tank.
It will not survive.

 

[burning2nd]

at least if he would have taken it to the lfs... he might have gotten some credit...



good luck

 

[yellowwatchmen]

It would of been better off at the lfs since your tank is still uncycled.

 

[Snowboarda42]

+1 see if you can have an LFS hold it for you, or your friend hold it until its cycled...

 

[joshinjosh]

success with gonioporas have been known to require some sort of feeding. Lol, funny how everyone just assumes your tank is uncycled??

 

[mfinn]

hi all. i just started a 12 gallon nano. its been going for about 2 weeks. i didnt do any tests on the water besides check the salinity. a friend had to get rid of a red goniopora coral so i opted to take it into this new set up. may have been a bit soon but rather take it then him give it to a lfs. anyway the coral seems to shrink and come out a little bit. never like i saw at my friends spot. do you have any tips on getting this coral to loosen up?

He pretty much said it himself. 2 weeks, not really time enough to get a tank stable enough for a hard to keep coral.

And from the rest of his post, it sounds like the coral is going down hill.

 

[probe dms]

hmm. what to do?

 

[burning2nd]

photosynthetic gory's will not require feeding...

 

[burning2nd]

ah red goniopora coral will die... they require dark nutrent rich water..... found in deeper waters

mine died... try purple

 

[Sherman]

John, all goniopora require feeding. Even the photosynthetic ones. Gonis have a huge reputation for being an extremely difficult coral, with nearly 100% mortality rate in captivity. The only time I've ever seen a goni last more than a few months is in a tank that sees LOTS and LOTS of phytoplankton. In fact, in that tank, several gonis have even reproduced. There are new babies. LOTS of phytoplankton, which can be expensive unless you're harvesting your own.

Unfortunately, the advice given is tough to take, but painfully accurate. The goni won't survive in your tank. You'd do well to consider returning it, or asking your LFS if they can help you.

 

[burning2nd]

lol.... wish that was true... but my purple goni has fraged it self and grow meny meny meny new heads..... is talking it thur with the zoo's to figure out who's gonna get the top of the peak.

never fed. always open. high flow high light even stays open thur water changes.
idk

 

[probe dms]

anyone in manhattan wanna hold it for me?

 

[yellowwatchmen]

success with gonioporas have been known to require some sort of feeding. Lol, funny how everyone just assumes your tank is uncycled??

Lol funny, how people didn't read the whole thread.