Goniopora (flowerpot or daisy) Goniopora are similar to
Alveopora, except that Goniopora have 24 tentacles on each polyp,
and Alveopora have 12.
lobata - (flowerpot) Medium-polyp. Skeleton shapes are varied.
Very difficult and rarely kept more then two years.
Flower-like polyps extend out from base.
cdf=9, fll=5-9, dff= <20,
mhl=1-7, dfm= <30 wcu=2-6,
fod=sym
stokesi - (flowerpot) Medium-polyp. Longer polyps than lobata
(10-15cm). Polyps extend out very far. Brown, gray, green or blue.
Skeleton is spherical or half spherical in shape.
cdf=9, fll=5-9, dff= <20,
mhl=1-7, dfm= <30 wcu=2-6,
fod=sym
Legend to Stock detail
sp. - generic species description.
cdf - captive difficulty
0-9 0=beginner, 5=experienced, 9=advanced
fll - florescent lighting (50% tri-color white and 50% actinic)
0-9 0=1.5 watts/gal, 5=4.5 watts/gal, 9=7.5 watts/gal
Multiply [fll] values with applicable inefficient factors.
* non-48" tubes ((watts/gal) * 1.3)
* HO tubes ((watts/gal) * 1.3)
* VHO tubes ((watts/gal) * 1.7)
* non-tricolor tubes ((watts/gal) * 1.3)
dff - distance from florescent 0-36 inches
mhl - metal halide lighting
0-9 0=1 watt/gal, 5=3 watts/gal, 9=5 watts/gal
dfm - distance from metal halide 0-36 inches
wcu - water current level
0-9 0=stagnant, 5=medium, 9=turbulent
hac - hair algae comptatability.
0-9 0=none, 5=some algae, 9=heavy algae
fod - food source
sym - symbiotic algae nutrients
mpl - microplankton
zpl - zooplankton (baby artemia)
lfd - liquid coral foods
chf - chunk frozen foods
add - additives required
str - strontium iod - iodine
cal - calcium irn - iron
vit - vitamins mlb - molybendium
ptm - potassium
