GSP experts please :(

reefgeeker · 09/25/2007, 12:25 PM

I purchased a GSP frag rock about the size of a softball 3 weeks ago. Just this past week and a half it has decided not to open and show its wavy green hairs.

All my water perms are great and I have it on an excellent flow, medium/high. I have moved it to multiple places in the tank and let it sit there for one week each time. Now it is back in its original spot it where it had looked so lovely at but still just sitting there a purple dotted rock.

What am I doing wrong, will it ever open again.

150 HQI metal halide, 2 21" PC combo strips actininc and day
tank at 79 *F

Rosseau · 09/25/2007, 01:00 PM

too much flow? too much light?

HBtank · 09/25/2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rosseau
too much flow? too much light?

I have found neither is possible.

Even with the highest spot in my tank and taking the full brunt of 80x turnover, they just thrive. Especially light, the more light the better.

skeeter-doc · 09/25/2007, 01:19 PM

It is best to leave the coral where you want it, and let it adjust to your tank's parameters in that exact position. As you know, moving it around to get different flow and lighting, will cause it stress and make it recede and not come out, so I say, let it be, and if your tank is stable enough, it will come out on its own, just have patience.

HBtank · 09/25/2007, 01:19 PM

ANyways, Just leave them be, My colony had a few times when it would not open for a week at a time, especially when I changed conditions= such as increasing flow.

nauticac4 · 09/25/2007, 02:51 PM

what are you parameters like?

Just as the other post said "leave it where you want it" GSP is very hardy and in my experience flow and light dont seem to bother it either way. Check you parameters and be paitent it will open again.

purebullet417 · 09/25/2007, 04:38 PM

just leave it. sometimes mine closes up for a wile then comes back out. i noticed they tend to open more once you get the temp swings down and keep it around 78-79

InLimbo87 · 09/25/2007, 04:55 PM

Mine took a couple days to open up after I put it in my tank, but now sometimes I wish they'd just close up for good. Its going to be taking over my tank soon...

OliverM3 · 09/25/2007, 05:44 PM

The only thing I've seen bother GSP's is algae.
Even a thin layer on them will prevent them from opening.
I've had to take a soft tooth brush and brush them off If I put them in a tank that was too new with algae.
If it is algae they will never open and start to die off.

FUA · 09/25/2007, 05:52 PM

mine took over a week to open but is now doing great!!

reefgeeker · 09/25/2007, 11:06 PM

I walked into my bedroom and BAMM it was opening up, I think it just needed to relax in its now permanent spot for a bit.

Reefgeeker

09/25/2007, 12:25 PM	#1
reefgeeker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 55	GSP experts please :( I purchased a GSP frag rock about the size of a softball 3 weeks ago. Just this past week and a half it has decided not to open and show its wavy green hairs. All my water perms are great and I have it on an excellent flow, medium/high. I have moved it to multiple places in the tank and let it sit there for one week each time. Now it is back in its original spot it where it had looked so lovely at but still just sitting there a purple dotted rock. What am I doing wrong, will it ever open again. 150 HQI metal halide, 2 21" PC combo strips actininc and day tank at 79 *F __________________ REEF ON! Current Tank Info: 35 Gal. Custom

09/25/2007, 01:00 PM	#2
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	too much flow? too much light? __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/25/2007, 01:19 PM	#5
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	ANyways, Just leave them be, My colony had a few times when it would not open for a week at a time, especially when I changed conditions= such as increasing flow. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

09/25/2007, 02:51 PM	#6
nauticac4 Baby Fish Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,237	what are you parameters like? Just as the other post said "leave it where you want it" GSP is very hardy and in my experience flow and light dont seem to bother it either way. Check you parameters and be paitent it will open again. __________________ Put Wings on it and Let it Fly!!! PBITAWA !!! Current Tank Info: 180 Cube 3x3x3. 29Gallon Sump 20 Gallon Fuge (1) Lumenarc Reflector w. 250W ARO Ballast and - Modded GS1 Skimmer - Eheim 1262 Return - Vortech MP40W and Swirler Stein

09/25/2007, 04:38 PM	#7
purebullet417 Rimless Reef Club Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: long island ny Posts: 1,509	just leave it. sometimes mine closes up for a wile then comes back out. i noticed they tend to open more once you get the temp swings down and keep it around 78-79 __________________ My 57 Gallon Rimless Build Thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2341582 Current Tank Info: 57 Gallon Rimless

09/25/2007, 01:19 PM	#4
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	It is best to leave the coral where you want it, and let it adjust to your tank's parameters in that exact position. As you know, moving it around to get different flow and lighting, will cause it stress and make it recede and not come out, so I say, let it be, and if your tank is stable enough, it will come out on its own, just have patience.

09/25/2007, 04:55 PM	#8
InLimbo87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,197	Mine took a couple days to open up after I put it in my tank, but now sometimes I wish they'd just close up for good. Its going to be taking over my tank soon... __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

09/25/2007, 05:44 PM	#9
OliverM3 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Posts: 616	The only thing I've seen bother GSP's is algae. Even a thin layer on them will prevent them from opening. I've had to take a soft tooth brush and brush them off If I put them in a tank that was too new with algae. If it is algae they will never open and start to die off.

09/25/2007, 05:52 PM	#10
FUA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 863	mine took over a week to open but is now doing great!!

09/25/2007, 11:06 PM	#11
reefgeeker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 55	I walked into my bedroom and BAMM it was opening up, I think it just needed to relax in its now permanent spot for a bit. Reefgeeker __________________ REEF ON! Current Tank Info: 35 Gal. Custom