HELP!! Major stress event. Power out for 42 hours

[Ryan's.Reef]

Okay so my power was out for 42 hours straight, no lights, no flow, no heating!! The tank, at its coldest temperature was 71.4 Fahrenheit. Mostly everything seemed to have recovered fine EXCEPT for GSP (Green Starry Polyp) soft coral. I would figure that this would be the most resilient in my troop. It’s been about 3-4 days now with light cycle back on, stable temperature, and same amount of flow as to before the power tripped… but still not showing any signs of polyps opening. Should I give up on this? Or does anyone think that it could make a comeback, if so how long?

 

[TranceLvr]

Oh man, how stressful! In my experience, GSP is very hardy and also prone to polyps closing for days at a time. I once had it happen for over a week for no apparent reason. I am hoping yours will be back to normal before long. From the pics, other than the polyps being closed, it looks health to me. Good luck!

 

[kevgib67]

GSP are like cockroaches, give it some time. Mine, also have closed days at a time only to go back to their beautiful green flowing selves. If your other corals made it the gsp should be fine.

 

[kevgib67]

Mine was out for 16 hours. I have a battery powered aerator and extra batteries that I put in when the power goes out. It’s good to have on hand.