Help my star polyp is sick?

[Leelalie]

I have a green star that has been closed for 3 weeks after high nitrate episode. Can any one tell me if he is no longer a live please? Only little white dots no extention.

 

[T-J]

I'd just leave it. They're pretty bullet-proof. I've seen them retract for some time (not 3 weeks tho) and suddenly pop back out without explanation.

 

[Leelalie]

I noticed the white dots do not close and rests fixed. It has medium to strong flow. I have changed its place several times and it does not react.

 

[mermaid_life]

Don't worry about it. If water parameters and everything is good, it will be fine. They are sensitive to movement IME so the more you touch it, the longer it'll take to come back out.

 

[Leelalie]

OK we will see thanks for your reply

 

[Jekyl]

I had nitrates over 200 at one point and the GSP had no issue with it.

 

[Jekyl]

Currently I blast it with flow and high par to try and burn it to death and blast it away. Nothing kills it. It's an immortal weed spawned by the devil

 

[Leelalie]

Thanks I do not feel very confident at this stage

 

[Leelalie]

Maybe I found a way to make it regress

 

[T-J]

Maybe I found a way to make it regress

If that's the case, there are some reefers that would pay you money for your secret.
Honestly though, just leave it alone and it'll come back. :)

 

[Brady4000]

GSP can close up for like a week because it “feels” like it. Then one day open back up just because lol.

I agree with the above posts. It would be impressive if you killed it.

 

[Trouble1375]

Let your phosphates get to .5 (complete accident) and GSP will die - I killed a huge patch of Metallic GSP and regular GSP when my phosphates got out of control. Might've been the ALK also as it got up to just shy of 15 around the same time.

 

[Leelalie]

Update it is still closed, with white points visible

 

[Leelalie]

Update...still closed and looking awfull

 

[BiggestE222]

Currently I blast it with flow and high par to try and burn it to death and blast it away. Nothing kills it. It's an immortal weed spawned by the devil

Lol. Them and Xenia are like weeds. You have to try to kill them. Otherwise they will be fine.

 

[Leelalie]

Lol. Them and Xenia are like weeds. You have to try to kill them. Otherwise they will be fine.

donno i realy think they are gone, as my hubbie sais stay our of my garden you do not have green fingers maybe it is the same in the reef tank :rolleyes:

 

[maleks.reef]

donno i realy think they are gone, as my hubbie sais stay our of my garden you do not have green fingers maybe it is the same in the reef tank :rolleyes:

whats your po4 and no3 like

 

[Dom]

Why not start by posting your actual water parameters? By doing that, we can determine if intervention is required .

Up until now, there has only been guessing.

 

[Leelalie]

Here the stats

whats your po4 and no3 like

No3 - 5
Po4 -0.03

 

[Leelalie]

Why not start by posting your actual water parameters? By doing that, we can determine if intervention is required .

Up until now, there has only been guessing.

Salinite 1025
Temp 26 °C / 78.8 F
Ph = 8.3
Po4 = 0.03
No3 = 5
No2 = 0
Nh3/4 = 0
KH = 8.9
Mg = 1320
Ca = 400