Gardening

[Osaka-san]

I have wayyyy more GSP that I bargained for. SOmeone thought it would be a good starter coral for me - now its pushing out the corals I want. The rock is not easy to remove and it is quite difficult to remove the GSP in sitsu so to speak. Is there a trick anyone has found to help control GSP? It is like a noxious weed...:squigglemouth:

 

[fsu1dolfan]

I have wayyyy more GSP that I bargained for. SOmeone thought it would be a good starter coral for me - now its pushing out the corals I want. The rock is not easy to remove and it is quite difficult to remove the GSP in sitsu so to speak. Is there a trick anyone has found to help control GSP? It is like a noxious weed...:squigglemouth:

Only thing that has ever worked for me is my razor blade...you will literally have to shave the area and try to peel it back.

 

[xmetalfan99]

I have wayyyy more GSP that I bargained for. SOmeone thought it would be a good starter coral for me - now its pushing out the corals I want. The rock is not easy to remove and it is quite difficult to remove the GSP in sitsu so to speak. Is there a trick anyone has found to help control GSP? It is like a noxious weed...:squigglemouth:

I use a scalpel to cut the GSP then I pull the GSP off of the rock. It works but it takes time. There is no way to control GSP.

 

[Akwarius]

Welcome to R2R! One easy fix would be to shade it. Just stick a small piece of live rock or a frag plug over the top of it.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Welcome to R2R! One easy fix would be to shade it. Just stick a small piece of live rock or a frag plug over the top of it.

Green star polyps are quick to adapt and will still grow under poor light conditions.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Green star polyps are quick to adapt and will still grow under poor light conditions.

+1 i wouldnt recommend that way either...maybe some kalk paste solution but you need to becareful not to get it on other corals.

 

[Akwarius]

+1 i wouldnt recommend that way either...maybe some kalk paste solution but you need to becareful not to get it on other corals.

Kalk could interfere with his ph. I did not know that gsp could grow with absolutely no light like an nps.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Kalk could interfere with his ph. I did not know that gsp could grow with absolutely no light like an nps.

I have some under my rock work from a few months ago where i was shaving the rock...i couldnt siphon out the back to get it all and sure enough it started growing...albeit very pale in color but it grows!

 

[xmetalfan99]

Kalk could interfere with his ph. I did not know that gsp could grow with absolutely no light like an nps.

Green star polyp is actually a photosynthetic gorg. It will still get food from the water column. It will still grow, not as quickly, but it will still grow. I have seen GSP be flipped upside down and burried in the sand before for a month. When flipped back it was barely purple and looked dead. The polyps were back out n no time at all.

 

[Aquaph8]

How many rocks are we talking? I would trade it to gary for some new rocks. LOL

 

[Akwarius]

Yeah there are a lot of local reefers who could hook you up. Then you could get rid of all these invasive corals.

 

[Osaka-san]

Yeah there are a lot of local reefers who could hook you up. Then you could get rid of all these invasive corals.

I'm sure of that! I tried some shading where possible. The GSP slows and looks dead but as soon as the light is back so are they. I guess I'll keep working w/ the razorblade, just hoping for some magic!

 

[Wy Renegade]

I use a scalpel to cut the GSP then I pull the GSP off of the rock. It works but it takes time. There is no way to control GSP.

Actually the easiest way to control GSP is to grow it on an island rock away from your main structures. Then it is very easily controled.

Green star polyp is actually a photosynthetic gorg. It will still get food from the water column. It will still grow, not as quickly, but it will still grow. I have seen GSP be flipped upside down and burried in the sand before for a month. When flipped back it was barely purple and looked dead. The polyps were back out n no time at all.

While GSP is photosynthetic and resembles gorg., it is not actually a gorg.

I'm sure of that! I tried some shading where possible. The GSP slows and looks dead but as soon as the light is back so are they. I guess I'll keep working w/ the razorblade, just hoping for some magic!

If you can remove the rock totally, placing it in total darkness will eventually kill it off. Kalk paste as mentioned will also work, although it can take multiple treatments and you do need to keep an eye on your pH when you are treating it. Best method of control is isolation.