green star polyp takeover

stevercleeze · 08/04/2011, 11:08 PM

how do you slow down or stop these prolific little buggers from taking over everything?

reefrf · 08/04/2011, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stevercleeze

how do you slow down or stop these prolific little buggers from taking over everything?

It's difficult but you can keep it on it's own island away from your main rock structure. Otherwise, keep it up high.

snorvich · 08/05/2011, 04:45 AM

Not put them in the tank in the first place.

BrookR1 · 08/05/2011, 06:12 AM

Put them on the glass and peel them off as needed.

Palting · 08/05/2011, 06:17 AM

Toothbrush. I have a GSP rock, with shrooms, zoas, and some macroalgae competing on that rock. The rock, unfortunately, acts as a leg for one of my main rock towers, and over time the GSP has crept up to the meeting point between it's rock and the main tower. I just take a toothbrush tied on a wooden dowel to the growing edge about once a week and scrub it back.

AaronM · 08/05/2011, 06:20 AM

Mines determined, but frogspawn wins. Maybe put some stingy LPS close by...

SpencerG · 08/05/2011, 08:48 PM

GSP is an evil weed to be sure. It has to be isolated, or it will spread like kudzu through your tank, stinging and killing just about everything in its path. I used a toothbrush to keep it in check, but that gets old after a while. I ended up changing out the affected rocks at a local LFS.

neoalchemist74 · 08/05/2011, 08:55 PM

I just re-aquascaped the entire right half of my tank. Gsp was growing over everything. No more GSP YEAAAHH!

billdogg · 08/06/2011, 06:22 AM

just put it in my tank - I can keep just about anything else - have never been able to get them to live. Just lucky???

AquaReeferMan · 08/06/2011, 12:01 PM

I keep it on my glass as my background. I will never keep any of that stuff on my rock work...

thebkramer · 08/06/2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaReeferMan

I keep it on my glass as my background. I will never keep any of that stuff on my rock work...

Now that is cool!! How did you get it to grow on the glass? glue I'm guessing?

I have GSP.. have for 5 years.. never left the rock it came on.. guess I'm lucky!!

matt_wahoo · 08/06/2011, 01:49 PM

Keep it out of your tank. It took over my tank and sump. GSP will spead any where across anything. I had it growing on my sand. Its the devil

AquaReeferMan · 08/06/2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thebkramer

Now that is cool!! How did you get it to grow on the glass? glue I'm guessing?

Yep lol. Glued about a 2 inch section in the middle and let it go. Its grown over the return nozzle on the right hand side.

biecacka · 08/06/2011, 08:10 PM

aquareeferman
thats what i wanna do!!!

i just dont have great luck growing the stuff
corey

Reefing Newbie · 08/06/2011, 08:56 PM

WOW!! I can't seem to get it to multiply at all... I have 1 polyp on its own little rock, looks like the top of a FW clam shell tho lol. The one GSP went into hiding midway throught the day today tho...

AaronM · 10/02/2011, 02:09 AM

Hey, sorry i know this post is old, wanted to do some maintenance on a few of my replys which have bugged me.

In my next tank i will get GSP again, but on a small devoted island.

An angry LPS will stop GPS polyp growth, but it will continue its encrusting mat creap, just no polyps.

Surprisingly, the mat is pretty soft and leathery! it looks like coraline, bit if you take scissors to it, you can cut in a peel it off. I've just done this as a patch is encrusting over some pretty zoas.

Ron Reefman · 10/02/2011, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaReeferMan

I keep it on my glass as my background. I will never keep any of that stuff on my rock work...

I can see why you don't want it on your rock. Really a great looking tank!

Reefpestsolutio · 10/02/2011, 07:15 AM

I use my torch corals to keep mine in check.

krzyphsygy · 10/02/2011, 08:46 AM

Just cut it with scissors, the stuff is soooo hardy you can tear it apart like a piece of paper and it will still grow....lol. Cut the nuisence pieces and glue or rubberband to live rock rubble and trade LFS for credit. If you got the good floresence green stuff, its worth a trade. I love the stuff. Placed well on the bottom of tank and lots of coverage, it looks like green grass flowing in the breeze. Scissors will keep it in check, and it will peel of any rock pretty easy.

moonpod · 10/02/2011, 10:12 AM

I have a gsp eating nudi. Two of them. Caught the buggers when I couldn't figure out why my gsp looked terrible.

08/04/2011, 11:08 PM	#1
stevercleeze Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 66	green star polyp takeover how do you slow down or stop these prolific little buggers from taking over everything? __________________ 75 gal, 4.5mo, Sump: 15 gal, Skimmer: aquarium sys 150, nitrate:0 amm:0, temp:80, Water: ro/di, Salinity: 1.025, Alk: 8.2 ,Lts 2x 250 w mh, 4 pc act, Cal: 400, Mag: 1300, Current Tank Info: 75 gal reef

08/05/2011, 04:45 AM	#3
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Not put them in the tank in the first place. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

08/05/2011, 06:12 AM	#4
BrookR1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boise Posts: 297	Put them on the glass and peel them off as needed. __________________ Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick! Everybody knows a Burrow Owl lives--in--a--hole--in--the--ground. Why the hell do you think they call it a Burrow Owl, anyway?!

08/05/2011, 06:17 AM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Toothbrush. I have a GSP rock, with shrooms, zoas, and some macroalgae competing on that rock. The rock, unfortunately, acts as a leg for one of my main rock towers, and over time the GSP has crept up to the meeting point between it's rock and the main tower. I just take a toothbrush tied on a wooden dowel to the growing edge about once a week and scrub it back. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

08/05/2011, 08:55 PM	#8
neoalchemist74 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 627	I just re-aquascaped the entire right half of my tank. Gsp was growing over everything. No more GSP YEAAAHH! __________________ You have two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you talk. Current Tank Info: in progress

08/05/2011, 06:20 AM	#6
AaronM Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 480	Mines determined, but frogspawn wins. Maybe put some stingy LPS close by...

08/05/2011, 08:48 PM	#7
SpencerG Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 356	GSP is an evil weed to be sure. It has to be isolated, or it will spread like kudzu through your tank, stinging and killing just about everything in its path. I used a toothbrush to keep it in check, but that gets old after a while. I ended up changing out the affected rocks at a local LFS.

08/06/2011, 06:22 AM	#9
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	just put it in my tank - I can keep just about anything else - have never been able to get them to live. Just lucky??? __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

08/06/2011, 12:01 PM	#10
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	I keep it on my glass as my background. I will never keep any of that stuff on my rock work... __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

08/06/2011, 01:49 PM	#12
matt_wahoo Registered Member. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 101	Keep it out of your tank. It took over my tank and sump. GSP will spead any where across anything. I had it growing on my sand. Its the devil

08/06/2011, 08:10 PM	#14
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	aquareeferman thats what i wanna do!!! i just dont have great luck growing the stuff corey

08/06/2011, 08:56 PM	#15
Reefing Newbie Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,435	WOW!! I can't seem to get it to multiply at all... I have 1 polyp on its own little rock, looks like the top of a FW clam shell tho lol. The one GSP went into hiding midway throught the day today tho...

10/02/2011, 02:09 AM	#16
AaronM Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 480	Hey, sorry i know this post is old, wanted to do some maintenance on a few of my replys which have bugged me. In my next tank i will get GSP again, but on a small devoted island. An angry LPS will stop GPS polyp growth, but it will continue its encrusting mat creap, just no polyps. Surprisingly, the mat is pretty soft and leathery! it looks like coraline, bit if you take scissors to it, you can cut in a peel it off. I've just done this as a patch is encrusting over some pretty zoas.

10/02/2011, 07:15 AM	#18
Reefpestsolutio Moved On Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 23	I use my torch corals to keep mine in check.

10/02/2011, 08:46 AM	#19
krzyphsygy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,148	Just cut it with scissors, the stuff is soooo hardy you can tear it apart like a piece of paper and it will still grow....lol. Cut the nuisence pieces and glue or rubberband to live rock rubble and trade LFS for credit. If you got the good floresence green stuff, its worth a trade. I love the stuff. Placed well on the bottom of tank and lots of coverage, it looks like green grass flowing in the breeze. Scissors will keep it in check, and it will peel of any rock pretty easy.

10/02/2011, 10:12 AM	#20
moonpod Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: B.H., Los Angeles Posts: 13,053	I have a gsp eating nudi. Two of them. Caught the buggers when I couldn't figure out why my gsp looked terrible. __________________ Excuses are just the nails for the house of failure. Current Tank Info: 32" Leemar starfire cube now empty and not quite so stinky

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