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Mrseptember15
02/14/2007, 11:55 PM
I got my GSP in today and took pictures...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9/mr_september15/DSC05187.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9/mr_september15/DSC05186.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9/mr_september15/DSC05185.jpg

Any comments are welcome...This is my 1st coral I have ever owned so bare with me. Its reacting quite well to the flow as you can see the left side is more active than the right. Im thinking its due that the powerhead is on the left side and the powerhead on the right is being blocked by some L.R. Do they like flow or should I move it?

InvertLover
02/15/2007, 10:30 AM
congrats! They'll do well just about anywhere... too well sometimes! You might want to put them on a isolated rock, otherwise they can spread and over grow other corals you get the in future.

bitis316
02/15/2007, 12:12 PM
Place them right in the middle of several small rocks...In about 2-3 months....You'll have several gsp rocks...Then you can trade for new stuff at you local lfs....Congrats......Now your doomed....There is no cure for this drug.....

Mrseptember15
02/15/2007, 03:08 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys! Hope to have more corals soon:smokin:

c1truz
02/15/2007, 04:14 PM
I have found that my GSPs grow a lot more rapidly under heavy flow. They didnt grow much until i put them about 5 inches away for a maxijet 1200 with a hydroflow(sp) on it........since then its on. lol

Mrseptember15
02/15/2007, 05:10 PM
lol thanks for the advice =)

Aliie
02/15/2007, 10:19 PM
It will grow rapidly and almost fuse your rock together. Mine started out just a palm size piece and now covers 3 4 or 5 pound rocks that don't come apart anymore. You will love it! It wass my first too and still one of my favorites.

Please post pics are you get your new coarls we like to see what else is out there!!!

Mrseptember15
02/15/2007, 11:04 PM
The latest pictures are on the first post. I dont have any other corals this is my first and only one I got right now. I've contacted the seller and asked if he had anymore and he said he has green zoos and Im interested. He said he would sell me it shipped for 25bucks (20polyps).Is that a good deal?

Aliie
02/16/2007, 05:52 AM
MrSeptember: Before you spend the money to by more.... heed the warning that it really does grow rapidly. I would hate for you to be in the same predicament this guy is in. I cut mine back WEEKLY to prevent what you see in the link pic.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1017720&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

Not saying don't but you could spend the money on new stuff.

Mrseptember15
02/16/2007, 03:49 PM
I have no idea how to frag =(

Aliie
02/18/2007, 09:44 PM
From what I can tell about fraggin this wild stuff...... rip it off, cut it off and stick it where you want it. I just tear off a section and wedge it between 2 rocks and it "takes root" so to speak.

Mrseptember15
02/18/2007, 09:46 PM
Rip the purple stuff off? I was thinking of chiseling a part of it off when it grows on the whole thing. Then sticking it on another small piece of rock.

Aliie
02/18/2007, 09:51 PM
NOT on the piece you have pics above! IMHO it's way to smal and possibly fragile to make a move like that. On mine I have a thick leathery type purple base. In some places it just grows outward and not attached to anything. That it the part that I rip off. Where it is trying to take over other parts I don't want it....every couple of days I reach in a "peel or pry" it of the spot and let it flow in the water. Then when it is big enough take that part and cut it off.
I'm not a pro but I beg you to give your little guy some time to grow and reproduce before tryiung to frag it. It will grow rapidly. Did you see the link I sent last?

Mrseptember15
02/18/2007, 09:55 PM
LOL of course im not fragginig a frag! Im waiting a couple of months to monitor is growth then deciding when its time to frag.

Aliie
02/18/2007, 09:58 PM
OKAY! Sorry I paniced...I thought possibly you might just be as impatient as I am to have things grow. I use my nano to grow all the "littles" I find and then piece them out that way. To answer your Q: more simply. Yes it's just that easy. The fleshy purple under side is fairly sturdy. Keep us posted on the little guys growth. I'll try to find my just got GSP and what I frag from now pics.

Mrseptember15
02/18/2007, 10:01 PM
Someone should make a fragging video =) *cough*aliie should*cough*

Aliie
02/18/2007, 10:15 PM
LOL.....yeah ummm, I'm camera stupid! I will do this for you though, next time I frag or harvest depending on the size, I'll make an amature video of how I do it that particular time. It will be another 2 weeks most likely, but I will let you see the way I peel and the way I butcher the poor thing. It seems tot like it so hopefully no death threats will follow!! :lol: :D

DrBCool
02/20/2007, 06:56 PM
currently I have 6 different colors of the GSP started on a big rock in my tank .. When they grow togeather it will lok awsome .. I plan on putting rocks inbetween colors to get multi color frags eventually to trade :-) ...

Stuff frags so easy . I had a small slice I had put on the rocks in a hole and the green hair algae started to over run that color .. So I cut a couple small pieces from the clear spot and glued them to a frag disc .. they are spreading fast on it .. Before you know it I will have traidng material :-)

Yes once you start corals you will be hooked :-) Good luck

Chaotic Reefer4u
02/21/2007, 11:15 AM
nice...

clekchau
02/21/2007, 08:20 PM
can someone post pics of a tank/rocks overrun by gsp?

Mrseptember15
02/21/2007, 08:27 PM
Just click the link provided.


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1017720&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

clekchau
02/21/2007, 10:30 PM
WOW i can't believe that and they even grow on glass/acrylic?

cdcq12
02/28/2007, 05:54 PM
Mrseptember, I just got in some GSP, o probably 3 weeks ago. We'll have to watch ours and see how they grow. Any major growth yet?

Mrseptember15
03/01/2007, 01:34 AM
No, not really much growth. I have noticed some new polyps peeping out and its extended a bit more though =)

kingfisher62
03/01/2007, 07:50 AM
Seems like GSP's are everyones first choice. I guess because they are so hardy. I got mine two months ago and have seen very little spreading but they are looking healthier every day!
Zoos are another good choice and 25 bucks is not to bad for something interesting. I got this fist size colony on apc of liverock for 30 at my lfs .They are smaller polyps but the numbers and variety made up for that!
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/zmac.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/zzgornip3.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/PICT0063.jpg

Mrseptember15
03/01/2007, 10:35 AM
Yeah I have some polyps on order. The guy hasn't e-mailed me back on wether or not hes gotten the payment. I'm in some deep shi* because I hear that sometimes sellers take advantage of money orders and usually say that didnt get it. :( . Hes the same person that I bought the GSP from too. I haven't left him his feedback for it though so depending on the polyps I will base my feedback on them. Anyways, as for Allie I think 2weeks is over so get to fragging:rollface:

goreefer
03/01/2007, 10:49 AM
GSP's are one of the easiest corals to frag. Before my heater stuck on raising my tank to 95 degrees the GSP would grow up the glass. I simply took a razor blade and would scrape off a strip 10-12 inches long the width of the blade. Then I would cut up the strip into squares, and attach them to pieces of rubble with wedding netting. Two weeks later remove the netting and you have some nice frags. It supported my tank for years!

Mrseptember15
03/01/2007, 10:54 AM
OH wow. You mean financially wise because you sold it or stablalized the params or schwa?

goreefer
03/01/2007, 11:08 AM
Financially!
I sold them to a local LFS for store credit. Then I purchased just about everything that my tanks needed. Never spent a dime for over five years. It was great.

Mrseptember15
03/01/2007, 01:29 PM
Thts good...I'm hoping to buy a big rock and place the GSP on it and watch it grow. Then sell it to the LFS for $$

cl2ysta1
03/02/2007, 08:20 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9365934#post9365934 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mrseptember15
Yeah I have some polyps on order. The guy hasn't e-mailed me back on wether or not hes gotten the payment. I'm in some deep shi* because I hear that sometimes sellers take advantage of money orders and usually say that didnt get it. :( . Hes the same person that I bought the GSP from too. I haven't left him his feedback for it though so depending on the polyps I will base my feedback on them. Anyways, as for Allie I think 2weeks is over so get to fragging:rollface:

Make sure you do a search for zooanthinid toxins, and wear gloves when you handle them. They release a neurotoxin that has no cure. It has killed one guys dog on here and made another person VERY ILL

Mrseptember15
03/02/2007, 02:05 PM
Yeah Navarres dog

cdcq12
03/04/2007, 07:04 PM
kingfisher, what lights do you have those under?

kingfisher62
03/05/2007, 05:19 PM
cdcq12, I am using the stock power compact lighting that came with the tank . One 24 watt actinic and a 24 watt daylight, so 48 watts all together!
Why do you ask?

cdcq12
03/05/2007, 06:29 PM
I just wondered. Always curious for info you know. Are you fragging those zoo's?

kingfisher62
03/05/2007, 08:46 PM
No, I have not fragged anything yet. I think I will wait till things start growing alot more.
Since this post is about GSPs ,here is mine

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/PICT0334.jpg

kingfisher62
03/05/2007, 08:52 PM
Mrseptember15, Has that guy sent you your frag yet?