Live Rock - Full Green Star Polyp coverage

[RaymondL]

I feel badly to say this, but I want to keep my live rock for a new tank setup, but it's encrusted with GSP and I'm having thoughts of how I can get rid of this coral. I guess there's no really merciful way to do this and not destroying the biological filtration of the rock.

Anyone have any thoughts, please share.

 

[Lavey29]

Unfortunately with manual removal regrowth back at some point is highly likely.

 

[FishRN]

Panacure C will melt off the gsp but it might affect the good bacteria. Also it would be a few months till you could have snails in the tank afterwards if you go this route

 

[rhitee93]

Maybe trade it off to an LFS for some rock that doesn't have the GSP? I know that isn't what you asked for, but it might be a way to offset the cost of replacing the rock if that was your primary concern.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Sell the rock to a hobbyist and buy a new rock.

 

[RaymondL]

I was a newbie in all this and didn't know GSP was so invasive. I do have a question though: if I keep the rock in the new tank, can it 'jump' from one rock to another?

 

[RaymondL]

Sell the rock to a hobbyist and buy a new rock.

LOL - I never even thought of that....I think ultimately from what has been posted here, there's no possibility for me to keep these rocks. :(

 

[Lavey29]

I was a newbie in all this and didn't know GSP was so invasive. I do have a question though: if I keep the rock in the new tank, can it 'jump' from one rock to another?

If it's isolated a decent distance away should be ok and if you see signs of spreading just spot treat that area

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

LOL - I never even thought of that....I think ultimately from what has been posted here, there's no possibility for me to keep these rocks. :(

New hobbyists are always looking to buy colonies at affordable prices. I don’t know how big the rock is but it’s not outlandish for someone to pay $100 for a large gsp colony.

 

[Patx]

Picture?

 

[BryanM]

Pics indeed!

It doesn't hurt to see how attached it is, if you can find a place to gentle tug at it.

I will say I had a patch, it had partially attached to the rock, I finally decided I would remove the future headache, and I see a small patch growing.... So yeah, its going to be hard to get rid of