Increased my salinity and now gsp polyp doesn't come out. please help

[machwave]

Hello All! my tank salinity was low 1.020 and over the period of two days i increased the salinity from 1.020 to 1.022 and then from 1.022 to 1.025. The first change was done by adding extra water and salt but for the second change, i took out water from the aquarium, mixed salt and poured it back into the tank After the first change the gsp were fine and bloomed as usual but after the second change, the gsp polyps won't come out. Should i reduce the salinity again? what should I do?

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Its gsp, give it a few days it will be fine. That stuff is like roaches, hard as hell to kill.

 

[trainbob]

Take my advice with a grain of salt because I am still struggling in my tank. But here it is just wait. I have green star polyps and they are resilient. They have not come out in my tank as well for a time but then are fine

 

[Dburr1014]

Hello All! my tank salinity was low 1.020 and over the period of two days i increased the salinity from 1.020 to 1.022 and then from 1.022 to 1.025. The first change was done by adding extra water and salt but for the second change, i took out water from the aquarium, mixed salt and poured it back into the tank After the first change the gsp were fine and bloomed as usual but after the second change, the gsp polyps won't come out. Should i reduce the salinity again? what should I do?

How are you testing and is said device calibrated? How has it been calibrated?

 

[machwave]

How are you testing and is said device calibrated? How has it been calibrated?

I am just using a hdrometer. i wash it after and before every use. i didn't calibrate it. i just tested distilled water and the reading was 1.000 and then tested the tank water.

 

[fodsod]

I had a time when my GSP went downhill for no apparent reason. If anything, my water parameters were improved. Some will tell you it will take a few days or weeks and maybe that's true. In my case, I kept things consistent and it took a couple of months before it recovered and now it's bright bushy green goodness.

My point is to be patient and as long as your water parameters, lighting and flow are stable it will come back.

 

[Jekyl]

Its gsp, give it a few days it will be fine. That stuff is like roaches, hard as hell to kill.

This. Eventually everything and everyone will be covered in GSP. It's the stuff from horror movies.

 

[Dburr1014]

I am just using a hdrometer. i wash it after and before every use. i didn't calibrate it. i just tested distilled water and the reading was 1.000 and then tested the tank water.

Nice.
New question, what brand?
Some of them the paper inside will slide around making it impossible to actually get a correct reading.

 

[machwave]

I had a time when my GSP went downhill for no apparent reason. If anything, my water parameters were improved. Some will tell you it will take a few days or weeks and maybe that's true. In my case, I kept things consistent and it took a couple of months before it recovered and now it's bright bushy green goodness.

My point is to be patient and as long as your water parameters, lighting and flow are stable it will come back.

thank you

 

[Pod_01]

That stuff is like roaches, hard as hell to kill

I been experimenting with my GSP and I think Favias can keep GSP in check and overtake them.

I have one GSP on it’s own rock and over time I had two Favias grow close to it. The Favias are keeping it at bay.

I even put one piece of Favia right on top of the GSP to see what happens.

So far the GSP retreated. I am curious if the Favia frag survives or gets covered.

But in general your statement is correct, it can encrust a rock, it definitely can branch and use the branch to move over sand and invade other surfaces. It is fascinating coral.

 

[Roatan Reef]

I've given up on GSP, as funny as that sounds...tried getting to grow on back of tank, no success, tried medium rock, decent success for a few months, tried small frag in sandbed etc.. minimal success ....but yet, sps various lps all doing awesome....it's funny because I was always told...if you kill GSP you must suck at Reefing...as it is a nuisance coral. ..lulz!

 

[backbayreef]

I have a branching GSP colony and it’s nearly impossible to kill. It should be fine — I would be cautious of other corals in the tank though, assume your salinity is correct.

Here is mine growing on the back glass - it won’t branch out if attached to a vertical surface. Otherwise, it looks like a very bushy millie - lol