GSP Rock

[fote03]

I got this amazing piece of gsp that had covered a rock from a friend of mine. It is a really nice show piece you just have to keep it away from the other rocks. Well i had it in my pc tank but when i added an anemone i was afraid it would sting everything so i took all the coral out and put it in my mh tank. Long story short the gsp hasn't really come out and it has been over a month since i moved it. I had my water tested the other day and it was good i have the numbers at home and can add them later. Here are before and after from his tank to my tanks. Let me know what you all think. I might just move it back and hope the anemone doesn't decides it wants to move near the gsp....

My buddies tank

My pc tank

My mh tank

 

[ctenophors rule]

not wanting to state the obvious, but.....that doesn't look very good. what exactly is the water qualty? if iot is good enough
to maintain anemone's and hard corals, i t should be ok, but cha never know.

 

[fote03]

pH 8.1
Ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 0
calcium 400ppm
phosphates 0
alkalinity 2.0meq/L

 

[newnanoman]

You may want to raise you alkalinity most people shoot for 2.5-4 meq/L

 

[sgwill122]

GSP is pretty tough stuff, I would put it anywhere you want, an anemone will not put much of a dent on it. Just watch out it can take over.

 

[zilofidelious]

I had some that didnt open for almost 2 months.. now it looks like a gold course in my tank.

 

[ekr]

looks like a change of light have cause them to close. try putting them in the shade and see if they open in the next few week or u can dip them.

 

[SaltyTX]

Zilo-

In those 2 months before it opened up, did it lose any of its purple color?

Thanks

To the others- Is GSP sensitive to too much/little flow or too much/too little light?

 

[darkdruid]

GSP's need high water flow and high light levels to do well. Do you get enough flow at the bottom of the tank, stuck back in a corner? Try movining it up and pointing a powerhead at it.

 

[MrPike]

They are sensitive to algae like diatoms growing on their mat as well. From the looks of the picture algae may be irritating it a bit.

 

[SouthFloridian]

They get "scared" sometimes. I've had them where they don't come out for a long time after I move them...

 

[zilofidelious]

I had a 2 week period where my DI resin was producing water with 2.5PPM and it was enough to cause a hair algae bloom, which surprisingly caused my GSP to close up for 5 weeks. I also lost my Flowerpot coral (.pora) and an anemone. All other parameters were fine, ph was a bit low. I would work on getting algae out of your tank.