GSP not looking so great

[Noxsolaris]

My GSP just started doing this halfway open thing a couple of days ago. It’s been in this state almost all day. Should I be worried or is this typical GSP behavior. Did a water change yesterday and some minor lighting adjustments today. Other than that everything has been stable for weeks.

 

[Uncle99]

Normal, it’s how it spreads.
It retracts, adds some new real estate, then back in full force.
If waters good, light good, then I would have no concerns.
Does need full spectrum light as well as blue.

 

[sfin52]

What type of flow and what are nutrients.

 

[Uncle99]

Definitely will retract on any light change.
They will recover shortly.

 

[Noxsolaris]

Normal, it’s how it spreads.
It retracts, adds some new real estate, then back in full force.
If waters good, light good, then I would have no concerns.
Does need full spectrum light as well as blue.

Thanks. Thought did cross my mind, but I worry. Lol

 

[Uncle99]

Thanks. Thought did cross my mind, but I worry. Lol

Should be indestructible!

 

[Noxsolaris]

Should be indestructible!

That’s what I heard. I was thinking I was the Kevorkian of reefing. I killed the immortal!! Hopefully he comes back strong in a couple of days.

 

[Noxsolaris]

GSP still retracted. Hasn’t opened since Sunday or Monday.

 

[Just John]

If it stays that way, have a look at this video:

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

What ever happened
To Billy P

 

[Noxsolaris]

If it stays that way, have a look at this video:

Awesome vid. I’ll give it a try. Can’t hurt at this point. Thank you.

 

[G Santana]

Let it be as the Beetles say, it will be fine. I had a small piece the size of a nickel, it would go weeks closed initially and then partially open and then close again. Now it's the size of a dollar bill and open all the time.
Don't mess with it.
Time and patience.

 

[Bridgerdean]

That stuff is bulletproof.

 

[jmichaelh7]

This stuff is resilient . I couldn’t get rid of it if I wanted to. Survived 85 degree fallow period one time and everything died . Give it some time

 

[Noxsolaris]

Thanks all. I tend to get nervous as it is my first tank with corals. All the others are doing great so it has been a bit of a head scratcher that the “immortal” coral is acting off. Reefkeeping is weird sometimes huh?

 

[sfin52]

Whats the flow like in the area of the gsp. Gsp can take a large amount of flow and seems to do well in high flow.

 

[Uncle99]

Thanks all. I tend to get nervous as it is my first tank with corals. All the others are doing great so it has been a bit of a head scratcher that the “immortal” coral is acting off. Reefkeeping is weird sometimes huh?

Resist the need to change things
It will just set you back.
While resilient, can be moody at times.