Did I just kill my GSP?

[Rickybobby]

maybe next time just use a real coral dip??

 

[Topekoms]

Well we need to know how old your tank is. Also i saw you say in your comment about being lazy and dipping so what other things have you been lazy about? Also you should DIP EVERYTHING that goes in your tank BEFORE it goes in your tank. Or you will end up with a bunch of stuff you don't want! Also what are you using to test salinity?

 

[djs4him]

Well we need to know how old your tank is.

About 6 months.

Also i saw you say in your comment about being lazy and dipping so what other things have you been lazy about?

You are absolutely right. Yesterday I left the toilet seat up after using it. And last night I didn't feel like washing dishes so I let my wife do it.

Also you should DIP EVERYTHING that goes in your tank BEFORE it goes in your tank. Or you will end up with a bunch of stuff you don't want!

Yes sir.

Also what are you using to test salinity?

A refractometer.

 

[Nate Chalk]

I find gsp to be the rebelious child. You tell it to stay, it goes. You tell it to grow, it shrinks. You try to kill it, it thrives. You try to grow it, it dies.

Telling mine to grow grow grow

 

[officialreefbros]

Has it just been out right falling apart or melting away? I've been having issues with mine slowly melting

 

[Goaway]

Those nitrates are absolutely fine for those corals.I even like mine a little higher. I'm really perplexed by people that manage to kill GSP. I have literally sprayed straight hydrogen peroxide on little tiny pieces of remaining GSP mat and let it sit for five minutes before rinsing it off. The stuff still comes back. The polyps are now a bleach blonde at the moment, but they are still emerging. I agree with @Mibu if you want it to die, it lives. And if you want it to live, it will die.

It's an odd creature....

 

[Topekoms]

About 6 months.


You are absolutely right. Yesterday I left the toilet seat up after using it. And last night I didn't feel like washing dishes so I let my wife do it.


Yes sir.


A refractometer.

Loved the joke but careful not to tick off the wife.

Tank is still fairly young so that might be part of the issue. I have noticed that coral is hit or miss under a year cause your bio load is still duking it out for domination.

 

[djs4him]

Has it just been out right falling apart or melting away? I've been having issues with mine slowly melting

Seems to be slowly melting. I don't notice anything until I gently hit it with a turkey baster and bits go flying off.

 

[Stormlasher]

peroxide onlyt lasts in the water for about 3 hrs your lights or paramiters are the cause

 

[Stormlasher]

i had gsp on a rock out of water for 7 days and it came back its almost imposible to kill its like a tough leather membrain i have had mine go sad and stay closed for around 15-20 days before but it came back like clockwork

 

[djs4him]

peroxide onlyt lasts in the water for about 3 hrs your lights or paramiters are the cause

Thank you. This is consistent with what I read. Alright today I'm going to do a full water change and add some food and amino acids to the water once finished. Lighting might be too intense? Would shock me since they're cheap grow lights off Amazon I had lying around from a year ago. I'll turn them to 50% for a week and see what that does.

 

[rmorris_14]

I tried to kill my again last night by putting 5% hydrogen peroxide on it and letting it sit for 5 minutes. Still popping out again this morning

 

[djs4him]

I'm sure a day will come when I look back on this thread and wish I hadn't have been so diligent trying to get it to come back.

I'll probably be attaching pictures of an overrun tank asking if anyone wants it.

 

[HBtank]

Unless the purple matt/base is gone or severely damaged, it will open up again.

 

[djs4him]

Unless the purple matt/base is gone or severely damaged, it will open up again.

Not gone but definitely damaged. Seems like every few days when I gently hit it with a turkey baster, a few more small pieces come off. But there is still a good bit of solid purple matting so .. perhaps it'll bounce back.

 

[rmorris_14]

Not gone but definitely damaged. Seems like every few days when I gently hit it with a turkey baster, a few more small pieces come off. But there is still a good bit of solid purple matting so .. perhaps it'll bounce back.

GSP likes to play with your emotions.

It's best to remain indifferent .