GSP help

[skaterzero22]

i have a small frag of green star polyps that got beat up in another tank. i am slowly nursing them back to good health in my tank. i have not secured them in my tank and have alot of flow so before i glue em in i want to ask where would be a good spot in my tank.

Do they like high flow areas?

i have 2 250w halides over my 18inch tank. how high or low should i put them?

heres some pictures just for fun

 

[reef93]

GSP will out growing your tank regardless flow and light, but they spread quicker in low light/flow area.

 

[skaterzero22]

so your saying it doesnt matter where i put them but aim more towards the bottom of the tank in a low flow area?

is 55 to little for gsp coral? or are you just saying they grow like weed?

 

[Buckyez]

Oh..you don't want them to attached to a rock. They'll will take over the rock and everything around it. Try attach the piece to the back glass or on an isolated rock.

--Bucky

 

[skaterzero22]

hmm.. are they really that bad? like xenia?

 

[pete620]

They can be like xenia, but kaulk paste or Joes juice will kill them if they start to overgrow something.

 

[DOTZ]

I had a bigger problem with my pink star polyps than I did xenia. The PSP just grows everywhere and anywhere.

 

[The Floodinator]

Keep the GSP isolated. If you don't they will cover anything they come in contact with.
"Weed" is a good discription for them.

 

[DOTZ]

Even if you do keep them isolated they will try to grow across the sand and onto other rocks. Mine grew soo fast they made it on to 4 other rock I didn't want them on. I scrubed the rocks with a hard bristle brush and in aweek or two they were right back. I love them but they are very invasive.

 

[skaterzero22]

wow i didnt think it would be like that. guess ill have to stay on top of it. hopefully they make it back to full health.. hate death..

 

[TKByrnes]

I have 2 150 watt halides on my 90 gal. I have always had better luck with them up high (top of the reef) or even on the back glass. They like very random flow. IME. but yea they are a weed. I get 1/4" of growth all the way around them in a week.

 

[MTB]

Mine have spread to cover a 12"x10" rock in about three months. Looks real natural but they are going to have to go as they are getting closer and closer to my other corals. They have about 2 weeks before they start taking over some AoG zoas.

 

[ACBlinky]

I've seen GSP recover from a much worse state than yours is in; that frag will be double the size in no time. It grows exponentially, so watch out -- you'll have a monster on your hands before you know it

GSP can definitely be a weed, and IME it will thrive in just about any situation, but it seems to love fairly high random flow, and lots of light.

 

[skaterzero22]

can i see some GSP pictures to see how it grows?

 

[ACBlinky]

Sure, here's one from a while back... every month this beast puts on about another inch in every direction. The colony started out as a teeny tiny frag, not much larger than your pic above.

 

[skaterzero22]

wow! nice to see im not the only insomniac checking reef central all the time

 

[Kannin]

The great thing about them is... once you nurse them back to health... they will be so thankful... they will over-run the corals you put them next to...

 

[Kannin]

They're like fat chicks... Give them an inch, they'll take a donut!

 

[ACBlinky]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11980710#post11980710 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skaterzero22
wow! nice to see im not the only insomniac checking reef central all the time

Hah! It's so true. I'm actually not a true insomniac; I have chronic pain issues, and when the pain is really bad I tend to come here to distract myself. I can't sleep, so I might as well surf

 

[mouscacha]

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