How to control green star polyp?

UrbanSage · 11/26/2006, 11:03 PM

My tank started out as mostly LPS.
These days I mostly try to acquire SPS and it results in a problem with GSP spreading.

How do I control it?

I have a 10"x10" area. Can I Joe's Juice it? Maybe an outer 0.5" a week or so?

Any ideas or experiences?
Thanks

drummereef · 11/26/2006, 11:08 PM

Frag them. Just cut them with a sharp blade, peel it off the rock and there you have it. Or, if you get frustrated, just rip them.

monaca · 11/26/2006, 11:13 PM

Use smaller pieces of LR to stop growth ...once smaller pieces of LR is covered with GSP...remove...sell back to LFS or your local forum for frags or store credit...

UrbanSage · 11/26/2006, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by drummereef
Frag them. Just cut them with a sharp blade, peel it off the rock and there you have it. Or, if you get frustrated, just rip them.

It peels off rock?

UrbanSage · 11/26/2006, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by monaca
Use smaller pieces of LR to stop growth ...once smaller pieces of LR is covered with GSP...remove...sell back to LFS or your local forum for frags or store credit...

Could be an idea thanks

I am thinking about getting completely rid of it though.

vijaym85 · 11/26/2006, 11:21 PM

iF you put a rock over it, it wont get any light and that will prevent its poylps from opening and it will slowly die.
just a thought

monaca · 11/26/2006, 11:28 PM

I've had fingers grow off of main rock...I've cut the fingers off and super glued to LR rubble...and traded frags/store credit...mine is super green and easy to get rid of...like a junky anything to support my habit.

scaryperson27 · 11/26/2006, 11:38 PM

Yeah i agree, just keep fragging it untill you get enough credit to get something good from your LFS.

McCrary · 11/26/2006, 11:52 PM

Trading it to your LFS would be a great idea, you might as well make some money from the stuff.

UrbanSage · 11/27/2006, 07:32 AM

While fragging it off to make a buck is a good idea I still have the problem with it covering a large area.

Perhaps I worded my question poorly but I need to get rid of it completely or at least reduce the area it covers.

Does it peel off the rock? Can I kill it? I think shading it will be too slow.

dmack · 11/27/2006, 08:11 AM

Ripping, peeling, etc did not work for me. That stuff grew in every nook within the rocks. i took brushes and scrubbed like craze. I dipped it in a kalk slurry, and it still grew back. I took some great advice from another reefer here on RC who showed me a picture of what GPS can do to a sps tank. After I saw the picture, I removed all of my rocks with GPS and have been cooking the rocks since then. (I did keep one covered rock in the sandbed of the tank where it could not spread to the main rockwork).

hammerswinger · 11/27/2006, 09:05 AM

mine will not grow near my capnella or my mushrooms. I have kept them contained to one rock by strategic placement of the above corals.

Asuran · 11/27/2006, 09:31 AM

surround it with hammers to keep them at bay. its just the way that i ended up after rescaping

sloshesv · 11/27/2006, 11:33 AM

I've got mine in the corner of my tank where I can beat the livin' bejesus out of it everytime I clean the glass. That slows it down.

Misled · 11/27/2006, 11:41 AM

Like I've said before, NAPALM!

kae · 11/27/2006, 12:08 PM

I have a same problem but it is not GSP. It is an ugly brown star polyp which cannot be peeled off easily.

11/26/2006, 11:03 PM	#1
UrbanSage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tea, SD Posts: 1,657	How to control green star polyp? My tank started out as mostly LPS. These days I mostly try to acquire SPS and it results in a problem with GSP spreading. How do I control it? I have a 10"x10" area. Can I Joe's Juice it? Maybe an outer 0.5" a week or so? Any ideas or experiences? Thanks __________________ You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Current Tank Info: 270 gallon reef.

11/26/2006, 11:08 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Frag them. Just cut them with a sharp blade, peel it off the rock and there you have it. Or, if you get frustrated, just rip them. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

11/26/2006, 11:52 PM	#9
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Trading it to your LFS would be a great idea, you might as well make some money from the stuff. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

11/27/2006, 07:32 AM	#10
UrbanSage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tea, SD Posts: 1,657	While fragging it off to make a buck is a good idea I still have the problem with it covering a large area. Perhaps I worded my question poorly but I need to get rid of it completely or at least reduce the area it covers. Does it peel off the rock? Can I kill it? I think shading it will be too slow. __________________ You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Current Tank Info: 270 gallon reef.

11/27/2006, 09:31 AM	#13
Asuran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scarborough Posts: 504	surround it with hammers to keep them at bay. its just the way that i ended up after rescaping __________________ 180gallon reef, 70gallon sump 110gallon reef, 50 gallon sump (former tank) 70gallon FOWLR, 30 gallon sump

11/26/2006, 11:13 PM	#3
monaca Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 118	Use smaller pieces of LR to stop growth ...once smaller pieces of LR is covered with GSP...remove...sell back to LFS or your local forum for frags or store credit...

11/26/2006, 11:21 PM	#6
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	iF you put a rock over it, it wont get any light and that will prevent its poylps from opening and it will slowly die. just a thought

11/26/2006, 11:28 PM	#7
monaca Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 118	I've had fingers grow off of main rock...I've cut the fingers off and super glued to LR rubble...and traded frags/store credit...mine is super green and easy to get rid of...like a junky anything to support my habit.

11/26/2006, 11:38 PM	#8
scaryperson27 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cape Coral, F.L. Posts: 2,106	Yeah i agree, just keep fragging it untill you get enough credit to get something good from your LFS.

11/27/2006, 08:11 AM	#11
dmack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 464	Ripping, peeling, etc did not work for me. That stuff grew in every nook within the rocks. i took brushes and scrubbed like craze. I dipped it in a kalk slurry, and it still grew back. I took some great advice from another reefer here on RC who showed me a picture of what GPS can do to a sps tank. After I saw the picture, I removed all of my rocks with GPS and have been cooking the rocks since then. (I did keep one covered rock in the sandbed of the tank where it could not spread to the main rockwork).

11/27/2006, 09:05 AM	#12
hammerswinger Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 315	mine will not grow near my capnella or my mushrooms. I have kept them contained to one rock by strategic placement of the above corals.

11/27/2006, 11:33 AM	#14
sloshesv Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ft myers, fl Posts: 723	I've got mine in the corner of my tank where I can beat the livin' bejesus out of it everytime I clean the glass. That slows it down. __________________ It's just sloshesv, your Honor Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef, 20 gal seahorse and leaf fish

11/27/2006, 11:41 AM	#15
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Like I've said before, NAPALM! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

11/27/2006, 12:08 PM	#16
kae Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 322	I have a same problem but it is not GSP. It is an ugly brown star polyp which cannot be peeled off easily.