New GSP?

[ashlynnmurlo]

Hi Guys! So I just received my green star polyp in the mail today from petco, and I am looking for an opinion on it from a more experienced reef keeper as I am pretty new at it all! I added a picture of what it looked like right out of the bag, is this normal and it's just closed up? Or is it dead? I'm just not sure!

 

[jpa0741]

Looks like its just closed up

 

[ashlynnmurlo]

Okay, is it normal for it to be coming off of the plug like that?

 

[GhostCon1]

Okay, is it normal for it to be coming off of the plug like that?

Probably growing so fast it's already matted over the plug and ready to spread everywhere.

 

[Clowny88]

Probably growing so fast it's already matted over the plug and ready to spread everywhere.

Yup. My mat started moving off the plug about 2 days after adding it to my tank. In about 2 months it has quadrupled in size. Its hanging off because its ready to spread like wildfire.

 

[tah532]

Mine took over 2 weeks to open finally after placing them in my tank....so give them time to adjust and open, they aren't dead just getting used to your water quality.

 

[kukulkan67]

Well not sure what makes this GSP grow ,but mine is not growing at all, I'm referring to the purple mat , polyps are big and extended ,but no mat growth! :sad2:

 

[scooter31707]

I had success with high light and flow. I also feed it Marine Snow and Reef Chili twice a week.

 

[ashlynnmurlo]

Still nothing from my gsp ):

 

[Webmanny]

This is very weird. Some people can't get GSP to grow and I can't stop it from growing over everything. I don't know what I'm doing on my tank, but I started with a 1"x1" frag 4 months ago or so and now it covers a 12"x8" rock I have on my tank.

I'm getting ready to take it out of the tank and sell the whole thing, as I am afraid that it will take over the tank soon.

 

[ashlynnmurlo]

Where did you place it in your tank when your first got it? And have you moved it since then? Maybe Mine is not in a optimal place to grow.

 

[Webmanny]

Mine is mid to high on the tank and I got the frag from a local fish shop. I actually got two different ones. A bright green, which is the one I have high on the tank and has taken over the rock and the other one is a bit darker and is low in the tank and that one grows very slow.

I think the secret is the light.

Here are two pictures of the GSP I have.

When I first got them both (Left is the brighter GSP and the right is the other):

Brighter green (Nuke green is how they sold it to me)

Darker:

 

[Heatherabel3]

Mine is lower in the tank on its own rock, right under the lights with high flow. I feed Fuel once a week and I am actually watching it grow. It has spread noticeably further on the rock each day. It did close up for 3 days once out of nowhere and when it opened back up is when it really took off growing.