Flame Tip Goniopora

Flame Tip Goniopora Details

The Flame Tip Goni features a BRIGHT orange tip goni on a deep red body! This Goni is FIRE and will be one of the HOTTEST coral in your reef!

Frag size may vary, but should be roughly 1/2".

Flame Tip Goniopora Care

The Flame Tip Goniopora is an LPS coral with long stalks, with polyps on the end, that come out of a dome-shaped skeleton. Gonis can be relatively difficult for some depending on manganese and molygdanum levels. Typically the Flame Tip Goniopora can be maintained with frequent water changes, but you can dose supplements if needed.

What are the lighting requirements for Flame Tip Goniopora?

Flame Tip Goniopora are a "Low Light" coral. I keep Flame Tip Goniopora between 50 and 100 PAR, ideally on 75 PAR.

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What are the flow requirements for Flame Tip Goniopora?

Flow is rather difficult to measure and is more of a described value rather than measured. Flame Tip Goniopora need enough flow to to appear as though the stalks are swaying in a gentle breeze. Keep the flow low enough that the Flame Tip Goniopora isn't closing nor blown fully in 1 direction.

Where should Flame Tip Goniopora be placed in the aquarium?

Based on the lower light and low flow requirements, Flame Tip Goniopora are typically placed on the sand bed or lower in the tank.

What are Flame Tip Goniopora feeding requirements?

Flame Tip Goniopora will eat smaller foods on occasion, especially foods like Goni power, Reef Roids, and Amino Acids. I wouldn't recommend daily feeding, but once or twice a week will improve their success.

What are the Flame Tip Goniopora dosing requirements?

Flame Tip Goniopora have calcium skeletons, so they do rely on a stable alkalinity and calcium level. Alkalinity levels between 8dKh and 10dKh should all be okay, as long as the calcium level doesn't change more than 0.5dKh in a single day. Standard calcium levels between 350 and 450 ppm is sufficient.

What are the temperature requirements for Flame Tip Goniopora?

Gonis prefer average reef tank temperatures between 76 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with 78 degrees being the average.