Green star polyps are taking over

Matt40gIMFusion · Feb 18, 2017

My green star poylps are taking over a rock i cant pull out. Ive tried peeling and scratching , but i dont know if that might cause a disturbance in my water chemistry. This crap is getting out of control! They are zapping nearby frog spawns and are getting dangerously close to some sps. If anybody knows an easier way, please advise.

Thanks

Matt

Darrick Dutcher · Feb 18, 2017

I had this same problem with this coral. Eventually I got frustrated and pulled the rock once i found one of similar dimensions. Will never own this coral again haha.

Shaddow_wolf169 · Feb 18, 2017

Just sent it to me hahaha. Take the rock out and chisel it off where you don't want it.

Shaddow_wolf169 · Feb 18, 2017

Forgot you can't take it out. You might have to start killing off polyps. Why can you not take out the rock

TroutbumNV · Feb 18, 2017

Taking out the rock would probably be the best bet. Cant remember any specific toxins or chemistry issues with gsp specifically, but in general its bad practice to frag anything in the display.
No need to chisel rock, it grows on a mat. Just peel it up and cut it.

Shaddow_wolf169 · Feb 18, 2017

By chisel I meant to pry under and cut out sorry

patfat · Feb 18, 2017

Start cutting away! I honestly have a small little piece and want to throw it on my overflow box as I seen many people do but don't know if I want to deal with the hassle in the end

Matt40gIMFusion · Feb 18, 2017

The rocks kind of connected to the top shelf with all my other corals so i cant take it out. Its really hard to peel off. Ive been scratching at it with my clamps. My other corals react to the dead gsp's cloudy crap that shoots out and i dont want to nuke my tank somehow.

Matt40gIMFusion · Feb 18, 2017

patfat said:
Start cutting away! I honestly have a small little piece and want to throw it on my overflow box as I seen many people do but don't know if I want to deal with the hassle in the end

Take that crap out! Throw it away.

Labridaedicted · Feb 19, 2017

Yeah, you'll probably have to pull the rock. If you do GSP again, do a rock on the sand bed. It's easier to trim the edges since it can't adhere to the sand well.