GSP Closed

[andiesreef]

My 2 month old, previously thriving GSP colony closed up a few days ago for what seems like no reason? Everything else is thriving, water parameters seem within safe ranges, no visible pests, it just seems a tad dusty? I see some detritus settling on it but this coral has been in that spot for 2 months with no previous issues.

 

[MERKEY]

Double check parameters and let us know what they all are

 

[andiesreef]

Double check parameters and let us know what they all are

It's late right now but I will re-test tomorrow! Last I checked a few days ago was
PH: 8.2
Alk: 8dkh
Nitrates: <20ppm (softie-dominated tank)
Temp: 81F
Nitrites: 0
Ammonia: 0
Mag: 1200ppm

 

[RocksNStuff]

Have these parameters changed much over the last 2 months?

 

[andiesreef]

Have these parameters changed much over the last 2 months?

PH, Nitrates, Ammonia, Nitries: Not much
Alk, Calc, Mag: Slowly as I have been experimenting with dosing, but not huge swings or anything
Salinity + Temp: Salinity is between 1.024-1.026, while temp has been brought up for speeding up the life cycle of ich living in my tank

 

[andiesreef]

PH, Nitrates, Ammonia, Nitries: Not much
Alk, Calc, Mag: Slowly as I have been experimenting with dosing, but not huge swings or anything
Salinity + Temp: Salinity is between 1.024-1.026, while temp has been brought up for speeding up the life cycle of ich living in my tank

Double check parameters and let us know what they all are

my parameters today are essentially the same. nitrate is at 5 because i don’t have any fish in the tank atm and feed the inverts and corals heavily to avoid bottoming out on nutrients. decided to dip the gsp and relocate it to higher flow. here it is out of the water:

 

[ZoWhat]

They're closed bc there isn't enough workers to staff it during regular biz hours.

Seems to be the Trend until September

 

[MERKEY]

What's phos?

Although not a big swing they are sensitive to salt swings.

 

[andiesreef]

What's phos?

Although not a big swing they are sensitive to salt swings.

will test phos momentarily, but normally under 0.2ppm. and salinity doesn't swing all that much, i added the range in there because when things happen like my water level dropping i assume it fluctuates a tad.

 

[andiesreef]

What's phos?

Although not a big swing they are sensitive to salt swings.

Have these parameters changed much over the last 2 months?

it's been a few days and nothing happened. moved it to higher flow yesterday but it's shut tight! what should i do?

 

[jtp7004ft]

Do you have any livestock that could irritate it? Shrimp, snails, crabs or urchin?
When mine get irritated it takes a while for them to fully get back to normal.

 

[MERKEY]

it's been a few days and nothing happened. moved it to higher flow yesterday but it's shut tight! what should i do?

Can we get a picture of where you have it now?

 

[MaxTremors]

Guarantee you it was the detritus that was on it. Next time, just blow it off with a turkey blaster. None of your params should be making it close up (my nitrates are at like 50 right now , phosphates are undetectable, and mine isn’t bothered in the slightest, it’s growing incredibly fast). One thing I’ve learned over the years is that gsp doesn’t like detritus building up on it. Unless there was a quick change to your parameters (like a sudden alk or salinity swing), as in like over the course of a few hours, I’m 99% sure it was the detritus.

 

[andiesreef]

Guarantee you it was the detritus that was on it. Next time, just blow it off with a turkey blaster. None of your params should be making it close up (my nitrates are at like 50 right now , phosphates are undetectable, and mine isn’t bothered in the slightest, it’s growing incredibly fast). One thing I’ve learned over the years is that gsp doesn’t like detritus building up on it. Unless there was a quick change to your parameters (like a sudden alk or salinity swing), as in like over the course of a few hours, I’m 99% sure it was the detritus.

it did appear to have detritus on it. the flow blasted a good chunk of it off, but it is still closed. my emerald crab has been pinching off some larger bits of gunk since i moved it to higher flow but no changes yet.

 

[andiesreef]

Do you have any livestock that could irritate it? Shrimp, snails, crabs or urchin?
When mine get irritated it takes a while for them to fully get back to normal.

shrimp, snails, and crabs sometimes land on it but the polyps appear to bounce back moments later.

 

[Gedxin]

Finding this thread months later, but am also experiencing some GSP issues. Did your GSP ever bounce back?

 

[andiesreef]

Finding this thread months later, but am also experiencing some GSP issues. Did your GSP ever bounce back?

no, it died off over the next week or so

but i got a rock from my lfs in a frag swap that is thriving right now and has a happy micro brittle star living inside. it has grown and thrived way more than the prior one.