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JonnyD91
02/18/2009, 10:28 PM
I dont know wht to do anymore this stuff is overtaking my tank. is there a way to remove/kill/ trim this stuff?
this is worse than hair algae, but a bit nicer to look at
sorry for the dirty glass in the pic
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the_blue_tuna_2
02/18/2009, 10:32 PM
Start fragging it and trade for other stuff you want . Also try your LFS , they will sometimes take frags in trade for store credit.
nemofish2217
02/18/2009, 10:33 PM
step 1: remove everything from the tank
step 2: start over
Sorry, there's just not gonna be much more you can do unless there is some natural predator that I am unaware of.
JonnyD91
02/18/2009, 10:36 PM
how do you frag this stuff? Is there any way to pull it off the rock? I tries scrubbing a spot with a toothbrush and it came back thicker. I wish i could do that with my hair. :)
mikersx02
02/18/2009, 10:48 PM
start curing or aquire live rock replacement rocks. Remove the current pieces of rock that you have that are covered in star polyps... and then sell it as a whole, or smash it into smaller frags and sell them individually. Get some corals that you want for free!!!!
reefaddictionrx
02/18/2009, 10:56 PM
I've been able to peel mine off the live rock. I didn't try "scrubbing" like you, but take the edge and carefully lift it. Mine came off pretty easy.
Then glued it onto a piece of liverock I that was ok to get rid of.
bj32482
02/18/2009, 10:58 PM
send me some...I lost everything from my tank a few weeks ago in an ice storm.
I love green star polyps and lost a huge colony that I had grown from a small frag..
bj32482
02/18/2009, 11:00 PM
I would also be willing to send you some replacement rock...
BuddhaKiss
02/19/2009, 12:18 AM
lol, it took you that long to realize your GSP would be a problem? I've used fine tweezers and start loosening the edges, and slowly pry the mat off the rock. The edges are a bit tougher due to their thickness (or lack thereof), but as you begin to move to the established portion, the mat should be easier to pull off..then its just a matter of glueing them to LR rubble and either selling or trading. Good luck tho, not many LFS in my area are willing to take them...they have more than they can sell.
JonnyD91
02/19/2009, 08:47 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14429440#post14429440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bj32482
I would also be willing to send you some replacement rock...
those 2 pices on the right side in the front are just sitting in the sand. Growing like crazy. If u want to pay for S&H its yours.
I knew it was growing like crazy and i kept putting off that i needed to do something about it. But it really exploded the past 2 months since i replaced my lights.
i cant get the crap to grow in my tank, still have the same size tiny frag :(
JonnyD91
02/19/2009, 08:57 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14431341#post14431341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by java
i cant get the crap to grow in my tank, still have the same size tiny frag :(
the frag i got 2 years ago was the size of a quarter. It since has crawled to in a circle around my tank. thats some warped luck :rolleye1:
danoreef
02/19/2009, 08:58 AM
if you dont mind me asking, what lights did you put on that caused this rapid growth?
JonnyD91
02/19/2009, 09:02 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14431386#post14431386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by danoreef
if you dont mind me asking, what lights did you put on that caused this rapid growth?
T5 HO Tek Light
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24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent ATI
24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent
24W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent ATI
24W 10000K AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
24W 6500K Daylight T5 HO Fluorescent
24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent ATI
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notabun
02/19/2009, 10:02 AM
Ever wonder how GSP in the ocean don't just take over? Must be a predator.
jbird69
02/19/2009, 10:15 AM
Thats wild! Too bad you cant start a second tank and keep that one with all its splender ;-) I wonder what it would look like in another year?
MattAndKim
02/19/2009, 10:16 AM
May be low nutrient levels or get stung out by more aggressive corals?
seldin
02/19/2009, 10:43 AM
I actually asked a similar question on reining in my neon GSP. I got some advice that I did. He told me to use a scraper to get as much off as I like, and then use a wire brush.
So I took my barbecue wire brush, placed the large rock in a water bucket and scrubbed for about 10 minutes. I still see the remnants in areas that I tried to get rid of, but I am unsure if it will come back in that area. Until it spreads from the "wanted area".
However, based on this thread, I am contemplating getting rid of the whole thing. Presently it is on the top quarter of a large live rock, so I guess that's it, I got to get rid of it.
i had the same outbreak, but i let it get out of control ;) finally it started killing my other corals so i took all the rock it was growin on and used the powerwasher to peel it off :D
its been 5 months and no sign of GSP :)
tsprice82
02/19/2009, 11:38 AM
Wow, I can't seem to grow GSP at all. Everything else does fine except GSP.
seldin
02/19/2009, 12:04 PM
TSPrice82,
Be patient. I bought a small frag of neon GSP that did not grow at all for 3 months. Then, it just exploded. It really is a beautiful piece. Neon green looks great in the day time and glows at night with my lunar light.
I was just surprised how difficult it was to trim back. Never had to use a scraper and wire brush before.
sikpupy
02/19/2009, 12:07 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14431295#post14431295 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JonnyD91
those 2 pices on the right side in the front are just sitting in the sand. Growing like crazy. If u want to pay for S&H its yours.
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I second that request for one if your intrested. I am in VA so S&H should not be too much. Just send it reguler mail. Whats it gonna do, die off? :( Kidding, but, it should be fine. PM me and let me know, thanks.
JonnyD91
02/19/2009, 12:20 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14432749#post14432749 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sikpupy
I second that request for one if your intrested. I am in VA so S&H should not be too much. Just send it reguler mail. Whats it gonna do, die off? :( Kidding, but, it should be fine. PM me and let me know, thanks.
Im going to clean the glass of tonite and see how may pieces i can split appart. Then repost the pics. Free to anyone, they just have to pay shipping.
First come first serve.
faze07hd
02/19/2009, 12:42 PM
good luck
montrealreef
02/19/2009, 01:22 PM
I used to have the same problem in my SPS tank.
I used fluke tabs and it did the job!
I put one fluke tab in 3 gallons of saltwater. I then dipped a rock with the largest GSP growth in the bucket for 30 mins. I triple rinsed the rock in saltwater (3 separate buckets) and returned the rock to the display tank. I left the skimmer on. I also used 2 cups of kent reef carbon in a media reactor to take care of potential toxin release from the GSP. Nothing happened for about a week, then suddenly ALL the GSP in the tank started to melt away.
It has been 2 months since the treatment. The GSP seems to have gone completely. I had a mini nitrate spike (up to 5 ppm) that I took care of by frequent water changes.
No inverts other than the GSP were affected. I have crabs, snails, shrimp, clams, an urchin, LPS, and SPS . All seem fine. I do not have any xenia but I hear that fluke tabs will kill it.
Obviously, there is always a significant risk when you do an in tank treatment with chemicals, and every tank is different. The treatment worked for me but be cautious if you want to try it. I had prepared 2 times my tank volume of saltwater and was ready to do a 100% water change twice if I ran into problems. Luckily, I did not
Hope this helps,
Sam
Gdevine
02/19/2009, 02:12 PM
There is a simple and more affective way to rid your tank of invasive corals like GSP and Xenia.
I had the same problem; these corals can be extremely invasive in some tanks and mine was one of them. Each weekend I had to frag the stuff until my fingers were sore from cutting and tearing for hours. In fact, I was so disgusted I even considered breaking the tank down and starting over!
But before I did that I went the Fluke Tab route with great success.
Here's what I did:
1. Traded some of the most overgrown rocks with LFS for new Fiji rock and did some new acquascaping.
2. Fragged as much of the remaining Xenia/GSP as I could.
3. Added 3 new bags of carbon in my fuge.
4. Did my weekly water change.
5. Diluted one Fluke tab in tank water and poured in the return section of my fuge.
6. Four days later did a 12g water change (on a 65g DT) and syphoned off as much of the dead Xenia/GSP as I could.
7. Did my weekly water change that Saturday. (So, 2 water changes in one week.)
8 Have a good clean up crew (hermits) as they will eat the dead tissue.
And that did that! I couldn't have been more pleased, in fact I was so happy with the results I bought some new Zoa's to start over on the new rock.
A couple of things; if you have any cleaner shrimp take them out if you can as the drug will shock and kill them. It did to mine but it allowed me to get some peps which I wanted anyway.
If you do above, and maybe an extra one or 2 water changes you will be fine.
JonnyD91
02/19/2009, 07:08 PM
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bj32482
02/20/2009, 08:38 PM
I will take the two rocks...will they fit in a thermos...ie a cheap one from wal-mart. Also pm me your paypal addy
jbird69
02/20/2009, 10:07 PM
I think that tank is AWESOME!!!
ReefGregory
02/20/2009, 11:08 PM
If you really want to get rid of the bit on the sand let me know i'll pay shipping and handling. I recommend, Fragging the others, make so money or some free nicer coral man!
ReefGregory
02/21/2009, 12:35 PM
just let me know!
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