Green Star Polyp Question

airjoe33 · 07/08/2008, 07:09 PM

Ok my brother just bought i huge rock covered with green star polyps. What do you feed this guys... DT's phytoplanton type stuff or something else..

Please help thank you

sassafrass · 07/08/2008, 07:15 PM

Proper lighting will do just fine they will pull any nutrient out of the water they need , Be careful they can become a pest ( Best to keep separate from the rest of your rock )
Lee

Toddrtrex · 07/08/2008, 07:16 PM

Back when I had them I never once fed them, and they still grew like weeds.

For GSP, I see no need to add anything to the tank directly for them. And be careful where you place that rock, they can/will spread all over the place.

urchinkiller15 · 07/08/2008, 07:24 PM

Don't feed them anything! Also don't put the rock near any other rocks in the tank or they will take over your entire tank. I also think they kill any other coral they touch.

jpitts101 · 07/08/2008, 08:03 PM

Come get mine!!!!!!!! I have green and brown star polyp's I thought were cool at first now I cant get rid of them!!! grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

kolosy · 07/08/2008, 09:17 PM

will they beat out majanos? i have a rock that i've been avoiding putting coral on because it's got majano, but if these guys do the trick, why the hell not...

Playa-1 · 07/08/2008, 09:26 PM

I don't feed mine and it's looking gr8.

airjoe33 · 07/08/2008, 10:05 PM

haha he prolly would come take ur star polyp if he could, dunno why but he loves em... he doesnt even care if it takes the tank over cuz nothing else is in there lol

Michael · 07/09/2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally posted by jpitts101
Come get mine!!!!!!!! I have green and brown star polyp's I thought were cool at first now I cant get rid of them!!! grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

he-he i agree, i removed a rock full of them and they are still popping up all over the place, they do kind of look nice though

peterpaul · 07/09/2008, 12:36 AM

I do not feed my GSP anything. Just have sufficient light and trace elements

davidryder · 07/09/2008, 12:40 AM

I've always really loved these, and actually like how they take over. Usually rapid overgrowth can be attributed to overfeeding your tank.

But like the others have said, you don't have to feed them.

sixshot00 · 07/09/2008, 11:26 AM

Proper lighting will be more than sufficient.
Good luck.

Amoore311 · 07/09/2008, 11:29 AM

Ditto for proper lighting.

The GSP don't actually sting other coral to my knowledge, they just grow right over them.

Majanos would sting the GSP, so it would probably look like a GSP covered rock w/ bare spots where the majanos were.

07/08/2008, 07:09 PM	#1
airjoe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 104	Green Star Polyp Question Ok my brother just bought i huge rock covered with green star polyps. What do you feed this guys... DT's phytoplanton type stuff or something else.. Please help thank you __________________ JW Current Tank Info: 150 gal. Tank

07/08/2008, 07:16 PM	#3
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Back when I had them I never once fed them, and they still grew like weeds. For GSP, I see no need to add anything to the tank directly for them. And be careful where you place that rock, they can/will spread all over the place. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

07/08/2008, 08:03 PM	#5
jpitts101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ardmore Posts: 1,176	Come get mine!!!!!!!! I have green and brown star polyp's I thought were cool at first now I cant get rid of them!!! grrrrrrr!!!!!!!! __________________ J.D. Pitts when in doubt pull it out!!!! Current Tank Info: 180 sps dominant

07/08/2008, 09:17 PM	#6
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	will they beat out majanos? i have a rock that i've been avoiding putting coral on because it's got majano, but if these guys do the trick, why the hell not... __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

07/08/2008, 10:05 PM	#8
airjoe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 104	haha he prolly would come take ur star polyp if he could, dunno why but he loves em... he doesnt even care if it takes the tank over cuz nothing else is in there lol __________________ JW Current Tank Info: 150 gal. Tank

07/08/2008, 07:15 PM	#2
sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	Proper lighting will do just fine they will pull any nutrient out of the water they need , Be careful they can become a pest ( Best to keep separate from the rest of your rock ) Lee

07/08/2008, 07:24 PM	#4
urchinkiller15 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 125	Don't feed them anything! Also don't put the rock near any other rocks in the tank or they will take over your entire tank. I also think they kill any other coral they touch.

07/08/2008, 09:26 PM	#7
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I don't feed mine and it's looking gr8.

07/09/2008, 12:36 AM	#10
peterpaul Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 73	I do not feed my GSP anything. Just have sufficient light and trace elements

07/09/2008, 12:40 AM	#11
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	I've always really loved these, and actually like how they take over. Usually rapid overgrowth can be attributed to overfeeding your tank. But like the others have said, you don't have to feed 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)

07/09/2008, 11:26 AM	#12
sixshot00 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 444	Proper lighting will be more than sufficient. Good luck. __________________ Open Your Eyes. Look Within. Are You Happy With The Life You're Livin'?

07/09/2008, 11:29 AM	#13
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	Ditto for proper lighting. The GSP don't actually sting other coral to my knowledge, they just grow right over them. Majanos would sting the GSP, so it would probably look like a GSP covered rock w/ bare spots where the majanos were. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex