Yellow Highlighter Goniopora

Yellow Highlighter Goniopora Details

The Yellow Highlighter Goniopora is a BEAUTIFUL and saught after addition for most reefs! It has an BRIGHT yellow the you will see when you enter the roome!

Frag size may vary, but should be 1/4" - 1/2". The frag is smaller to allow me to get you a piece of this HIGH END coral for reasonable prices.

Goni Care

Goniopora, often called Gonis, are 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 these can be maintained with frequent water changes, but you can dose supplements if needed.

Goni Lighting Requirements

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

Lighting Categories

Goni Flow Requirements

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

Goni Placement

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

Goni Feeding Requirements

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

Goni Dosing Requirements

Gonis have calcium skeletons, so they do rely on a stable alkalinty 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.

Goni Temperature Requirements

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