Green Star Polyps Not Opening

55gallonreefer · 01/17/2006, 10:47 AM

Hey I have a Green Star Polyps Colony and I had it for about a year now, it was doing great, about 200 stars on this piece, but all of a sudden the stars don't come out for about a week now.

I have a 55 gallon reef with 4 vho's 2 50/50 and 2 actinic's.
turbo floater protein skimmer, in the refuigium
2 power heads
500 gph return pump.
temp is 76 degrees.
salinity is a little high, 1.027 ish
but the nitrate, nitrite, calcuim, ph all on point.

I do need to replace the vho bulbs about 3 to 4 months overdue, would this affect the polyps? Do you know if this is normal for polyps to stop coming out?

I attached a picture of the tank, the polys are in the middle, this is when they were out and doing good.

Any help would be appreciated.

55gallonreefer · 01/17/2006, 10:47 AM

Sorry the picture didn't upload

sloshesv · 01/17/2006, 12:40 PM

I've had that happen before. After a week or so they slowly started coming out again and now are a PIA.

KDodds · 01/17/2006, 01:41 PM

A lot of the time, accumulated detritus will do this. Do a little "basting". If you "wash away" quite a bit of detritus, this may be the case.

John Kelly · 01/17/2006, 09:15 PM

A water change usually brings mine back out. I've never figured it out......some GSP's really seem finicky.

kjhansen · 01/18/2006, 02:43 PM

I have read that poor water conditions will do that to star polyps. I will sometimes use this as an indicator that something has happened either to the water quality or the lights in the tank.

01/17/2006, 10:47 AM	#1
55gallonreefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9	Green Star Polyps Not Opening Hey I have a Green Star Polyps Colony and I had it for about a year now, it was doing great, about 200 stars on this piece, but all of a sudden the stars don't come out for about a week now. I have a 55 gallon reef with 4 vho's 2 50/50 and 2 actinic's. turbo floater protein skimmer, in the refuigium 2 power heads 500 gph return pump. temp is 76 degrees. salinity is a little high, 1.027 ish but the nitrate, nitrite, calcuim, ph all on point. I do need to replace the vho bulbs about 3 to 4 months overdue, would this affect the polyps? Do you know if this is normal for polyps to stop coming out? I attached a picture of the tank, the polys are in the middle, this is when they were out and doing good. Any help would be appreciated.

01/17/2006, 12:40 PM	#3
sloshesv Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ft myers, fl Posts: 723	I've had that happen before. After a week or so they slowly started coming out again and now are a PIA. __________________ It's just sloshesv, your Honor Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef, 20 gal seahorse and leaf fish

01/17/2006, 01:41 PM	#4
KDodds Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suffern, NY Posts: 2,731	A lot of the time, accumulated detritus will do this. Do a little "basting". If you "wash away" quite a bit of detritus, this may be the case. __________________ The sum of my knowledge is great, the sum of my ignorance greater still Kieron Dodds Administrator Inside Aquatics Current Tank Info: 450 Reef/180 FOWLR/125 ARLC/40 Seahorse/12 Planted/12 Planted

01/17/2006, 09:15 PM	#5
John Kelly Goniopora Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,358	A water change usually brings mine back out. I've never figured it out......some GSP's really seem finicky. __________________ *Disclaimer: Due to variances in the perception of reality, the words you see may not be the ones I typed.

01/18/2006, 02:43 PM	#6
kjhansen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Truckee, CA Posts: 6	I have read that poor water conditions will do that to star polyps. I will sometimes use this as an indicator that something has happened either to the water quality or the lights in the tank.