green star polyps

rescue · 07/05/2007, 03:56 PM

how fast do these guys spread? i am putting my lights on for 12 hours a day (1 actinic and the other 10,000k)

Andrew · 07/05/2007, 04:02 PM

Mine did. Why would you want them to grow fast? They are like weeds and take over your rocks.

papagimp · 07/05/2007, 04:20 PM

If water quality is good enough, and lighting sufficient, they can spread extremely fast......fast enough that if you are not smart when intially placing the coral, you can find yourself in a world of frustration when it spreads to all the nice rocks you didn't want it on....and might I add, it's far easier to stick a star polyp colony to a new rock than it is removing one from your tank.

fancyfish · 07/05/2007, 04:20 PM

They are like weeds. very hard to keep control of. I personally would not put them in my tank

sabbath · 07/05/2007, 04:29 PM

Can they just be peeled off the rock if they go on a rock that he does not them want on?

jaymz101 · 07/05/2007, 04:41 PM

I got a small piece a year and a half ago about the size of a silver dollar. I just got rid of a 12 lb rock that they had taken over. They were overgrowing nearby corals and starting to spread to other rocks. I had a veritable meadow1.5 square feet. They can not be peeled off the rock. You need to scrub them off with a wire brush to really do the job. Good riddance.

jhentr · 07/05/2007, 04:47 PM

It took mines about two weeks to settle down. From there on, I would gestimate about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch a day in growth all directions.

YoitsArson · 07/05/2007, 04:48 PM

YEa they spread like mad. I put mine on a rock that can easily be taken out once they spread.

ChrisB · 07/05/2007, 07:36 PM

What about sticking it to the back glass and let be a living background?

reefworm · 07/05/2007, 09:48 PM

I've seen the back glass idea, and it looks pretty cool, if you like it. Also, no guarantee they'll stay on the glass. I've had them spread pretty quickly under PCs, and now that the lighting is being upgraded I'm reluctant to put them in. You might try a small rock of GSP in a darker area, and be sure to have smaller rock or rubble pieces around for it to spread onto. What I did was to put rubble in the direction of growth [generally toward the light] and cut the purple mantle with an exacto knife when it spread onto the new rock. I'd trade it for whatever I could get at the LFS - small hardware, food, etc. Once it's established over a substantial area, however....
As others have posted here, good luck!!

bbehring · 07/05/2007, 10:17 PM

what about the blue daisy looking polyps?

Moby Dokie · 07/05/2007, 10:50 PM

i want some so bad but i cant find them in my LFS =(

davidryder · 07/06/2007, 12:29 AM

Mine all died for some mysterious reason, all at once, overnight... I had the colony for more than 5 years. I had porites, feather dusters, frogspawn, bta, fish, macro algae - all of it survived. just the gsp died

i almost wonder if something ate them

spinninmidwater · 07/06/2007, 04:06 AM

mine started quite well for half a year and spread a little then started to decline a bit. i noticed many of my hermit crabs are picking at the new growth and i find purple matt bits everywhere! gonna get rid some of the offenders..... snails are much nicer creatures IMO

davidryder · 07/06/2007, 04:08 AM

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Originally posted by spinninmidwater
mine started quite well for half a year and spread a little then started to decline a bit. i noticed many of my hermit crabs are picking at the new growth and i find purple matt bits everywhere! gonna get rid some of the offenders..... snails are much nicer creatures IMO

Welcome!!!

Yeah, I think hermits are pointless....

markreefer · 07/06/2007, 05:31 AM

I had a couple of nice pieces to start with. Now I dont have much else, its like a green lawn in my tank.

07/05/2007, 03:56 PM	#1
rescue Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 115	green star polyps how fast do these guys spread? i am putting my lights on for 12 hours a day (1 actinic and the other 10,000k)

07/05/2007, 04:20 PM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	If water quality is good enough, and lighting sufficient, they can spread extremely fast......fast enough that if you are not smart when intially placing the coral, you can find yourself in a world of frustration when it spreads to all the nice rocks you didn't want it on....and might I add, it's far easier to stick a star polyp colony to a new rock than it is removing one from your tank. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

07/05/2007, 04:20 PM	#4
fancyfish Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,418	They are like weeds. very hard to keep control of. I personally would not put them in my tank __________________ The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein I hate micro-bubbles!! Current Tank Info: 215 gallon oceanic Ultimate with starfire front, 3-250 watt metal halide, 4-36 inch 39 watt T-5 actinic and daylight bulbs, aquamedic turboflotor shorty with mesh mod 3-Tunze Turbelle® stream 6105 with controller, 40 gallon sump

07/05/2007, 04:41 PM	#6
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	I got a small piece a year and a half ago about the size of a silver dollar. I just got rid of a 12 lb rock that they had taken over. They were overgrowing nearby corals and starting to spread to other rocks. I had a veritable meadow1.5 square feet. They can not be peeled off the rock. You need to scrub them off with a wire brush to really do the job. Good riddance. __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

07/05/2007, 07:36 PM	#9
ChrisB Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Decatur, Alabama Posts: 543	What about sticking it to the back glass and let be a living background? __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: Working on it...

07/05/2007, 04:02 PM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Mine did. Why would you want them to grow fast? They are like weeds and take over your rocks.

07/05/2007, 04:29 PM	#5
sabbath Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin City's Mn. Posts: 1,771	Can they just be peeled off the rock if they go on a rock that he does not them want on?

07/05/2007, 04:47 PM	#7
jhentr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Inland Empire, Ca Posts: 559	It took mines about two weeks to settle down. From there on, I would gestimate about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch a day in growth all directions.

07/05/2007, 04:48 PM	#8
YoitsArson Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 216	YEa they spread like mad. I put mine on a rock that can easily be taken out once they spread.

07/05/2007, 09:48 PM	#10
reefworm Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Waxhaw, NC USA Posts: 2,139	I've seen the back glass idea, and it looks pretty cool, if you like it. Also, no guarantee they'll stay on the glass. I've had them spread pretty quickly under PCs, and now that the lighting is being upgraded I'm reluctant to put them in. You might try a small rock of GSP in a darker area, and be sure to have smaller rock or rubble pieces around for it to spread onto. What I did was to put rubble in the direction of growth [generally toward the light] and cut the purple mantle with an exacto knife when it spread onto the new rock. I'd trade it for whatever I could get at the LFS - small hardware, food, etc. Once it's established over a substantial area, however.... As others have posted here, good luck!! __________________ "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 29 gal. reef/assist with 75 gal. at the school

07/05/2007, 10:17 PM	#11
bbehring Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hemet, California Posts: 917	what about the blue daisy looking polyps?

07/05/2007, 10:50 PM	#12
Moby Dokie Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Sea Posts: 3	i want some so bad but i cant find them in my LFS =(

07/06/2007, 12:29 AM	#13
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	Mine all died for some mysterious reason, all at once, overnight... I had the colony for more than 5 years. I had porites, feather dusters, frogspawn, bta, fish, macro algae - all of it survived. just the gsp died i almost wonder if something ate them __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

07/06/2007, 04:06 AM	#14
spinninmidwater Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 138	mine started quite well for half a year and spread a little then started to decline a bit. i noticed many of my hermit crabs are picking at the new growth and i find purple matt bits everywhere! gonna get rid some of the offenders..... snails are much nicer creatures IMO

07/06/2007, 05:31 AM	#16
markreefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hornchurch, Essex UK Posts: 201	I had a couple of nice pieces to start with. Now I dont have much else, its like a green lawn in my tank.