green star polyp "Tree"

[hotelbravo]

I know not many people like green star polyps but I thought of an idea today to make a star poly tree. I saw a very branchy live rock today at my lfs and I have an established patch of star polyps in my tank. I took the GSP patch off my rock in little strips and glued them all over the branchy live rock in order for it to grow into the shape of a tree.

has anyone done anything similar to this? if so with what coral and base structure?
I'll load pics tomorrow the GSP are hiding from all the rough handling at the moment.

 

[PeterHall]

I have some gsp growing on some branching rock. Once it covers the rock it starts to plate out which is kinda cool.

 

[hotelbravo]

May I see a photo??

 

[BayouCorals]

If you grow it out on your sand bed it will make a large sheet that is easy to attach to most anything. On a previous tank I had it growing up the back glass. I thought it made a cool back ground. Sorry no pictures.

 

[iced98lx]

we have a local club member who has isolated GSP to a 'spire' in his tank, looks awesome.

 

[PeterHall]

Nothing special. It creates a little cove behind that the fish like. But I need to take it out before it spreads everywhere.

 

[hotelbravo]

Both of those are pretty cool looking thank you for sharing

 

[Wonton Soup]

I took this...

Added GSP and turned it into the Chia Pet on the right!

 

[hotelbravo]

Haha thats awesome!

 

[reefwiser]

Fantastic way to use GSP. Might as well turn it into something creative.

 

[hotelbravo]

early pictures of the tree

 

[Toga2]

Thanks for sharing this! I'll have to try it!

 

[MarlinHooker]

If you grow it out on your sand bed it will make a large sheet that is easy to attach to most anything. On a previous tank I had it growing up the back glass. I thought it made a cool back ground. Sorry no pictures.

A LFS has done that on one of their show tanks - looks really cool ...

 

[hotelbravo]

Im definitely thinking of what else I can make out of fast growing encrusting corals and odd structures like the GSP tree

 

[Sunstar]

I got some growing down a rock its metallic GSP. The frag I got was huge and on this soft material so I broke it into bits and have it glued to glass. I hope to grow the GSP onto the glass and then use that to make frags.

I love the "chia pet"

 

[homer1475]

I just bought a smallish frag of GSP, its basically just a small purple mat no rock attached. You guys are saying I can just cut that mat up and glue it places? No special fragging involved?

 

[Wonton Soup]

I just bought a smallish frag of GSP, its basically just a small purple mat no rock attached. You guys are saying I can just cut that mat up and glue it places? No special fragging involved?

Pretty much. The mat obviously has a top and bottom so just use a little frag glue and stick the bottom side to a rock you want it to grow on.

Consider yourself warned though! GSP is extremely invasive and if you glue it to a rock that touches any other part of your aquascape then this coral will likely advance right through your display and overtake anything in it's path!

In my opinion, you have to isolate it to an island to fully enjoy it for years.

 

[Sunstar]

My GSP is on a designated GSP rock

 

[firebirdude]

I've been trying to get GSP to cover my back glass. Super glued probably 8 patches to it at various times. All but 1 fell off after 4-5 days. Sticks for awhile, sure it's going to hold, then it falls off. lol But the one patch that's stuck for real has been on there about 10 months. It's growing...but mostly downward onto the sand. And as was said, then it just plates out and grows on top of itself.

If anyone has any tips for getting GSP to stick to glass, I'm all ears. I've got it growing on rocks and then laid against the glass..... it still doesn't want to creep up it NEARLY as fast as it does everywhere else.

 

[youcallmenny]

I have a gsp island spire going on. Seems to be the only way i can keep it off everything else. Glad to learn I'm not alone in that.