Help my star polyp is sick?

Leelalie · May 12, 2021

I have a green star that has been closed for 3 weeks after high nitrate episode. Can any one tell me if he is no longer a live please? Only little white dots no extention.

T-J · May 12, 2021

I'd just leave it. They're pretty bullet-proof. I've seen them retract for some time (not 3 weeks tho) and suddenly pop back out without explanation.

Leelalie · May 13, 2021

I noticed the white dots do not close and rests fixed. It has medium to strong flow. I have changed its place several times and it does not react.

mermaid_life · May 13, 2021

Don't worry about it. If water parameters and everything is good, it will be fine. They are sensitive to movement IME so the more you touch it, the longer it'll take to come back out.

Leelalie · May 13, 2021

OK we will see thanks for your reply

Jekyl · May 13, 2021

I had nitrates over 200 at one point and the GSP had no issue with it.

Jekyl · May 13, 2021

Currently I blast it with flow and high par to try and burn it to death and blast it away. Nothing kills it. It's an immortal weed spawned by the devil

Leelalie · May 13, 2021

Thanks I do not feel very confident at this stage

Leelalie · May 13, 2021

Maybe I found a way to make it regress

T-J · May 13, 2021

Leelalie said:
Maybe I found a way to make it regress

If that's the case, there are some reefers that would pay you money for your secret.
Honestly though, just leave it alone and it'll come back.

Brady4000 · May 13, 2021

GSP can close up for like a week because it “feels” like it. Then one day open back up just because lol.

I agree with the above posts. It would be impressive if you killed it.

Trouble1375 · May 13, 2021

Let your phosphates get to .5 (complete accident) and GSP will die - I killed a huge patch of Metallic GSP and regular GSP when my phosphates got out of control. Might've been the ALK also as it got up to just shy of 15 around the same time.

Leelalie · May 17, 2021

Update it is still closed, with white points visible

Leelalie · May 22, 2021

Update...still closed and looking awfull

BiggestE222 · May 22, 2021

Jekyl said:
Currently I blast it with flow and high par to try and burn it to death and blast it away. Nothing kills it. It's an immortal weed spawned by the devil

Lol. Them and Xenia are like weeds. You have to try to kill them. Otherwise they will be fine.

Leelalie · May 22, 2021

BiggestE222 said:
Lol. Them and Xenia are like weeds. You have to try to kill them. Otherwise they will be fine.

donno i realy think they are gone, as my hubbie sais stay our of my garden you do not have green fingers maybe it is the same in the reef tank

maleks.reef · May 22, 2021

Leelalie said:
donno i realy think they are gone, as my hubbie sais stay our of my garden you do not have green fingers maybe it is the same in the reef tank

whats your po4 and no3 like

Dom · May 22, 2021

Why not start by posting your actual water parameters? By doing that, we can determine if intervention is required .

Up until now, there has only been guessing.

Leelalie · May 23, 2021

Here the stats

maleks.reef said:
whats your po4 and no3 like

No3 - 5
Po4 -0.03

Leelalie · May 23, 2021

Dom said:
Why not start by posting your actual water parameters? By doing that, we can determine if intervention is required .

Up until now, there has only been guessing.