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JmLee
02/13/2006, 10:51 PM
hey fellas, i have a huge colony of green star polyps and was just wondering how i should frag a piece off. I did read the fragging section but i just wanted opinions.
redvipe2010
02/13/2006, 11:29 PM
The piece that has been given to me was just torn off the rock by hand, while still in the tank. It's been in my tank for close to a month now and doing great. I just laid it on a rock and it attached itself. Not sure if this is the best way, but it worked for me.
redvipe2010
02/13/2006, 11:29 PM
The piece that has been given to me was just torn off the rock by hand, while still in the tank. It's been in my tank for close to a month now and doing great. I just laid it on a rock and it attached itself. Not sure if this is the best way, but it worked for me.
Devildogg9745
02/14/2006, 11:45 AM
I just cut a section of it with a razer blade and then peel it away from the rock.
Salamander
02/16/2006, 06:52 PM
Its easy to just rip it off and super glue it where you want it. Or just put a rock near it and wait.
donfishy76
02/17/2006, 10:41 AM
all of these are great easy way to propagate GSP
lisajulia
03/10/2006, 04:40 PM
I agree..I did the same (peel and stick in nook method) and I now have little green bushes in several areas of my tank...so pretty!
Crusty Old Shellback
03/10/2006, 04:48 PM
I jus took a screwdriver and hammer and Bam, broke up the rock. :D now I have a few frags to give away when needed. ;)
Serioussnaps
04/09/2006, 01:11 AM
No need to cut, break etc... Just rip the stolon(the purple/pink mat the polyps grow from) and stick it on a small piece of live rock. Take a rubberband(one that a girl would use for a pony tail), fishing line, etc and tie the piece of stolon to the rubble/rock for a couple of weeks. It will attach and bada bing.
Serioussnaps
04/09/2006, 01:12 AM
No need to cut, break etc... Just rip the stolon(the purple/pink mat the polyps grow from) and stick it on a small piece of live rock. Take a rubberband(one that a girl would use for a pony tail), fishing line, etc and tie the piece of stolon to the rubble/rock for a couple of weeks. It will attach and bada bing. GSP's are very hardy and can take about anything.
tekknoschtev
04/09/2006, 10:27 AM
I always just rip with my fingers. A lot of times the leading edge of growth will be loose, and I just start from there. I got carried away last time and ripped up approximately a 3x3 area, in 1x1 sized pieces. I glued them down in my ouffer's tank a week ago and they've already shown signs of growth.
GovtCheese
04/10/2006, 11:50 PM
don't be afraid to rip in to it :thumbsup:
redvipe2010
04/11/2006, 12:00 AM
I hope by now he has fragged this thing.
Ehgemus
05/09/2006, 08:24 PM
If the rock is sitting by the glass of the tank will it grow on the glass. I sean a tank like that once but i don't know if it was star polyps.
redvipe2010
05/09/2006, 09:50 PM
Harold:

I have seen it grow onto the glass from the rock.
Salamander
05/09/2006, 11:11 PM
One whole corner of my tank is covered where a rock of GSp's I isolated has grown onto the glass. It now covers around 8"x12" of glass. I periodically rip pieces off, glue 'em to a shell or rock and sell or trade at the LFS. Time to prop again!

Be carefull where you put these suckas! they will grow out of control and cover everything. Its good to isolate 'em.
Ehgemus
05/10/2006, 04:35 PM
cool can't wait to see that!
sandlot13
05/26/2006, 02:20 PM
i just fragged a small peice of my GSP......... used a knife to peel up a corner, then just ripped uptil it came off. Wasnt the biggest piece (only about a half inch square) but i have a feeling it will find a way to survive. Gonna try to get it to attach the back of my tank, so I can have a GSP wall!
jer77
05/26/2006, 10:27 PM
This stuff grows everywhere, why would you want to frag it? I have about 15 big rocks with it growing on it. It creeps onto other rocks so easily! Actually anything easily.