New to Coral, what’s happened to my GSP?

[GeorgeTinck]

Hi, I bought this gsp 2 days ago and the polyps were closing and opening as they should as the light turned on and off although I came home from work this and the polyps haven’t opened up. Nitrates at 10ppm, nitrite/ammonia 0ppm, pH 8.0, salinity 1.26, temp 26 Celsius. Any help is appreciated also if there is a better light setup I could be using let me know.

Cheers

 

[exnisstech]

How old is the tank? I know everyone says they are easy and grow like weeds but they died everytime I tried them early on. Tank is going on 7 years old and I finally have one thriving.

EDIT : not saying yours is dying as they sometimes get moody.

 

[GeorgeTinck]

How old is the tank? I know everyone says they are easy and grow like weeds but they died everytime I tried them early on. Tank is going on 7 years old and I finally have one thriving.

Been running it as a FOWLR tank for past 7 months, your comments not filled me with confidence

 

[exnisstech]

Been running it as a FOWLR tank for past 7 months, your comments not filled me with confidence

It's probably just pouting. I looked close and there are a few polyps opening.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Pretty normal for green stars. They close up for pretty long periods of time. Someone here knows why. I don't.

Regardless, I think even a novice could grow those things in a toilet with nothing more than a salt packet from wendys and a Walmart halogen work light.

In other words, you are probably fine. If it's deteriorating, the rich purple flesh will start to turn a subdued version of purple and the edges will start deteriorating.

 

[Propane]

What’s your flow like?

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

What’s your flow like?

It's been so long since I've had green stars I forgot that blasting them with flow will close them up. Feels good to say that.

I took my wife miliporaand tenius shopping yesterday. She wanted green stars... I told her to go the truck.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Hi, I bought this gsp 2 days ago and the polyps were closing and opening as they should as the light turned on and off although I came home from work this and the polyps haven’t opened up. Nitrates at 10ppm, nitrite/ammonia 0ppm, pH 8.0, salinity 1.26, temp 26 Celsius. Any help is appreciated also if there is a better light setup I could be using let me know.

Cheers

I'd give them a few more days to acclimate. GSP are very forgiving, but they too need some time to adjust.

 

[Reefer Matt]

It's been so long since I've had green stars I forgot that blasting them with flow will close them up. Feels good to say that.

I took my wife miliporaand tenius shopping yesterday. She wanted green stars... I told her to go the truck.

Sounds like permission for another tank?

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Sounds like permission for another tank?

Imagine starting a "green star tank". Full disclosure to all involved. I think green stars are gorgeous. I quite like them. But there is no sand bed vast enough to stop their spread. Like a camel in the desert, they always make it across the barren landscape.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Imagine starting a "green star tank". Full disclosure to all involved. I think green stars are gorgeous. I quite like them. But there is no sand bed vast enough to stop their spread. Like a camel in the desert, they always make it across the barren landscape.

I know a local reefer who is very popular on instagram for his gsp tank. I was the one who actually gave him the starting frag for it a couple years ago. It's awesome to see what he did with it. GSP tanks are very cool.

 

[00W]

They can be fussy at times.

I put a small frag in my long running tank and they took quite a while to be comfortable.
Eventually they took off and started going crazy.
Be patient and consistent. Don't blow them around until they get established and give them a little more white light.
Always patient patient patient.
Now they're in two tanks.
Some people hate them.
I enjoy the color they bring.
But, you do have to be careful what you wish for.

 

[shadow_k]

GSP will be very fussy give it a couple more days it will be fine