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Losing my goni’s, need help

gmdcdvm

gmdcdvm

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Well,
Just before I went out of town I randomly lost one of my gonis. Came home this week and lost another. Today I noticed two more look unhappy and lost a few polyps.

Any thoughts?
Alk-9.1
Ca-409
Mg-1300
Phos-0.59
Nitrate-6.8
SG-1.025
pH-8.1-8.3 (based on apex).
Only thing new was starting lanthanum at a low dose to drop phosphate slowly from 0.9. Had been going down by 0.06-0.1 per week.

G
 
was gonna say... time for a ICP test of the trace elements. I have sps in my tank but the biggest trace element depletion for me over the last year of ICP testing is flouride and strontium. There are a few others but its not as much as the depletion of those 2. Now the problem is how much strontium you need? I had to add a LOT (200ml) over 7 days.. Its all based on your tank size so get that ICP test. I've been using moonshiners ICP-MS with great success.
 
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Turkeysammich said:
Check manganese and strontium. Gonis need those to survive
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I'd go further and just start dosing Mn right away with a commercial product like Chris Wood's https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/reef-blueprint-isol8-mn-manganese-60-ml-captiv8-aquaculture/ (Kenny might have these in stock, just give him a call).

He's got good instructions on there and you won't overdose by following what he suggests on the label while you're waiting for an analysis. It tends to get gobbled up (along with Fe) near instantly by macroalgae, especially if you're running a fuge or scrubber.

Good discussion here:


Edit: do you have any photos? I'm realizing now it could be bacterial or predation if you're seeing tentacles shear off.
 
Do the gonis touch or have you moved any of them around? There's a bunch of different species under the goniopora genus and they do not all get along. In my tank I've seen them essentially burn each other and the affected tentacles wither away.
 
I can take pics later when I get home. It looks like brown jelly disease that I have seen pics of in euphyllia. No marcoalgae in the tank.
G
 
gmdcdvm said:
I can take pics later when I get home. It looks like brown jelly disease that I have seen pics of in euphyllia. No marcoalgae in the tank.
G
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If it looks like brown jelly I would remove the infected ones right away to prevent spread to others and get carbon running in system. Not saying give up on infected ones, however you decide to trynto treat them do it in a different container/ tank. Treat them like someone coughing and sneezing during the covid lock down lol.

Iost over 15 hammers in two days with brown jelly, took them out quick. I save the remaining ones due to whatbi sugguested above. I wasn't personally able to save a single one that had the bj on it. I hope it's something easier for you to deal with in your case.
 
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