SPS and Star polyps
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Chad Vossen
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your polyps will most likly start to grow up the side of the coral and kill it off. just keep fraging the side that is close to the sps and sell them.
julioperez01
Premium Member
get rid of them they are like weeds.
benf
Premium Member
Thanks for the replies! It is a shame to get rid of the polyps cause it covers a rock appx. 10" x 12" in size and look cool moving back and forth with the Tunzes. I am thinking of breaking the rock into 1/3 and selling 2 of them at the LFS and relocate the remaining one. The coral that they are approacing is a nice red Monti Cap. Tough to get everything u want in a tank that is only 4ft.
they will not just grow over your coral, but kill the colony as well. If you like GSP, or use them for revenue at you LFS, then localize them on the sandbed/ starboard and put rocks next to them for culture! Or.. get a wire brush from your local golf store (used for cleaning clubs) and go to town scrapeing GSP off your liverocks. On a more personal note GSP are D&!* annoying.. its too bad women love them so much, huh?!?
Steinsland
New member
I will say in genaral, never have SPS and star polyps together.
Starpolyps may grow through LR and establish a new colony there. You will then loos control with it
Starpolyps may grow through LR and establish a new colony there. You will then loos control with it
toefutoefutoefu
New member
actually, monti cap is the only coral i have that can defeat the gsp.
monti cap grows so quickly and within months is large enough to protect its base from light, stunting the gsp's growth. I've had rocks with gsp on it completely killed off by monti caps.
On the other hand, digitata constantly need help, or else the gsp will completely destroy it.
monti cap grows so quickly and within months is large enough to protect its base from light, stunting the gsp's growth. I've had rocks with gsp on it completely killed off by monti caps.
On the other hand, digitata constantly need help, or else the gsp will completely destroy it.
Frankysreef
Active member
Use eboxy and surround the base of the sps.. and peel it off with the star polyps and sell them when they get close. And add new epoxy...
bosborn1
In Memoriam
I too have GSP in my tank. At one point it killed a 3 year old purple milliepora that was very large. After that I removed over half of it. The LFS kindly traded me clean rocks for rocks covered in GSP. Its back now. I keep busting off pieces of it as it grows. Sometimes its hard to keep up with. At some point I am going to get some more of it out. I like the look of it when its contained but keeping it like that is not easy. Same thing with Xenia, Zoas, and Palys. Keeps me busy and my arms wet...In fact I probably need to do some more trimming now.
Scott
Scott
Serioussnaps
New member
Xenia are not noxious...can be found next to SPS on many reefs...they are 100% harmless if you are speaking of the pulsing variety.
GSP's are 100% unsafe for your SpS and will kill them.
Enough said
GSP's are 100% unsafe for your SpS and will kill them.
Enough said
OceanLyons
New member
What is it about the gsp that kills? Is it more than simply growing over other corals?
cward
Premium Member
Yes, they kill the coral by stinging it. After the coral dies off, they will grow onto it. Mine don't seem to like the bright lights that I have in my tank because they aren't really spreading. That being said, I wish I wouldn't have used any of the rock from my previous tank that had them on it.
exoticaquatix
In Memoriam
i have 4 kinds of them in my tank and they are all banished to the sand bed. i have always liked them but am afraid to let them get established on the rock work. i now plan on using them for trades as they grow. if you have space they can help keep your tank from being insanely expensive.....just rediculously expensive.
