Green Star Polyps and LPS

[Itchy Trigger]

I've read the horror stories about GSP taking over a tank, etc. My plan was to keep them on their own rock, but they have managed to find their way onto an adjacent rock, which also has some LPS (a frogspawn and a hammer) on it. Should I make every effort now to peel the GSP off this rock and move their existing rock further away? I know SPS can die when overrun with the GSP, but will that happen to the the frog and hammer?

 

[Itchy Trigger]

Anybody? I'm hoping that the hammer and frogspawn will have the wherewithal to sting the polyps and keep them from covering them. Or should I take action and start cutting the GSP off that rock?

 

[Tigerdragon]

You can always trim the gsp and keep it bay and to wherever you want it. Usually if rocks are far enough away it will stay where its at

 

[cloak]

I would definitely start peeling the mat back or perhaps smothering it with some epoxy just to be safe, but the polyps of the frogspawn/hammer should keep them at bay.
I had a frogspawn with GSP on both sides and as it grew you could see the contours of the GSP change.

 

[Itchy Trigger]

I would definitely start peeling the mat back or perhaps smothering it with some epoxy, but the polyps of the frogspawn/hammer should keep them at bay.
I had a frogspawn with GSP on both sides and as it grew you could see the contours of the GSP change.

Cool - this is what I was hoping to hear. I love the look of the GSP. If it covers the whole rock and just goes around the frogspawn and hammer, that will be fine by me. This rock is separated from the main rock work by a few inches, so hopefully it will not venture beyond that! But if it does, I'll be sure to peel it off. Thanks!

 

[Mpup]

Definitely keep it isolated to one rock, it'll spread like crazy, and it's a pain to remove.

 

[forextrader]

GSP can grow on sand, rock, glass, or acrylic. It is very difficult to keep it at bay and I would not recommend it for a display tank. I use it with xenia in my display refugium. They both grow like crazy so why not use it as a filter?

 

[Mpup]

Nice thing about a rock in the center, is if it grows on the sand, easy to cut and remove...