Goniopora care and troubleshooting

[droplet]

I've had a bunch of goniopora colonies, over a dozen, and my oldest one - it's been with me for over three years now - will sometimes close up for a couple of months at a time. But then it just reopens, and each time it comes back even bigger than before. I used to worry something was wrong, but I've just learned to roll with it, seems normal for this particular one.

Thanks for sharing your experience, it's reassuring to know that prolonged closure isn't always a cause for concern. I'll try to be more patient and see how things go.

[droplet]

I've got a trio of gonioporas - red, green, and purple - and they're all doing pretty well, especially that purple one. I did notice a change in the red one, though. It started when I began dosing vodka. The polyps were really retracted and didn't look too great. Stopped the vodka and decided to give the coral a little TLC. Placed it on the sand bed, threw a cut-down fizzy drink bottle over it, and started target feeding ReefRoids every other day. Worked a charm - it made a full recovery after a few weeks.

Thanks for sharing your experience. What iron supplement did you use?

Three different approaches working for three different people - just goes to show, there's no one-size-fits-all solution, right?

[copperkit]

I used Kent iron & manganese for dosing, wish you the best of luck with your red goni.