Gsp remains retracted... algae growing on it - Page 2

seanbugeja · 02/13/2018, 12:40 PM

Yeppp...what do I do?

jayball · 02/13/2018, 12:54 PM

Many tanks get a bloom of them that usually goes away. You could try to wait it out or a dilute h2o2 dip should knock them out without killing the GSP. Try 4 parts tank water to 1 part drugstore hydrogen peroxide for 2 minutes. Do it at the end of the day so the coral can recover overnight.

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seanbugeja · 02/13/2018, 01:16 PM

Coincidentally its 10mins before lights out... Gave it a dip. They're still there...will they die instantly and disappear? Or does it take time for them to die off?

FoxFace Fish · 02/13/2018, 01:29 PM

kill it with fire!!! jk what they said should work

also by the love of god do not touch them

seanbugeja · 02/13/2018, 01:30 PM

Thanks a lot my friend. Ill repeat hydrogen peroxide dip tomorrow just to make sure I got it.

jayball · 02/13/2018, 04:39 PM

If the first one does not work give it a few days. You can try upping the concentration a bit. Dipping in H2O2 is not a gentle process for the coral, it needs time to recover. You can try to pluck them off as well.

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seanbugeja · 02/13/2018, 06:24 PM

Thx my friend

seanbugeja · 02/14/2018, 09:36 AM

Noticed there are some hydroids on my zoa frag... should I use the same hydrogen peroxide dip? or will it kill my zoas? Thanks

jayball · 02/14/2018, 06:55 PM

HP dip is ok for zoas in my experience. It does hurt them but they have bounced back fine after a day or 2. Good way to clear algae off of a plug with polyps. It is not a good idea with any stoney coral, not sure about leathers.

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seanbugeja · 02/15/2018, 01:39 AM

Thanks jayball

seanbugeja · 02/15/2018, 07:48 AM

Well I dipped it last night and most of the hydra's seem to have disappeared. its scary to see what came out of the gsp including 2 crabs and a yellow bristle worm. Gsp still is closed up and im not confident it will ever recover.

FoxFace Fish · 02/15/2018, 10:07 AM

relax

gonereefing654 · 02/15/2018, 11:28 AM

Does anyone have a trick to getting rid of unwanted GSP? I had to let my tank run on cruise control for about 7 months because my 9 yo son was going through Chimo. (He’s fine now)
Now I have GSP all over where my SPS used to be.
I’m in process of redoing my tank and I’m trying to figure out if I should replace the rocks or is there anyway to save them?

HBtank · 02/15/2018, 12:42 PM

When it is thick/old enough I have been able to just peel off large sections of the purple mat, and then scrape off the rest, IME it has a hard time growing back quickly if there are no actual polyps left... but given enough time, it will. So it may take two passes with some time in between.

Manual methods are really the only choice without "resetting" the effected rocks.

02/13/2018, 01:29 PM	#29
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	kill it with fire!!! jk what they said should work also by the love of god do not touch them __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

02/15/2018, 10:07 AM	#37
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	relax __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

02/15/2018, 12:42 PM	#39
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	When it is thick/old enough I have been able to just peel off large sections of the purple mat, and then scrape off the rest, IME it has a hard time growing back quickly if there are no actual polyps left... but given enough time, it will. So it may take two passes with some time in between. Manual methods are really the only choice without "resetting" the effected rocks. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

02/13/2018, 12:40 PM	#26
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Yeppp...what do I do?

02/13/2018, 12:54 PM	#27
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	Many tanks get a bloom of them that usually goes away. You could try to wait it out or a dilute h2o2 dip should knock them out without killing the GSP. Try 4 parts tank water to 1 part drugstore hydrogen peroxide for 2 minutes. Do it at the end of the day so the coral can recover overnight. Sent using Tapatalk.

02/13/2018, 01:16 PM	#28
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Coincidentally its 10mins before lights out... Gave it a dip. They're still there...will they die instantly and disappear? Or does it take time for them to die off?

02/13/2018, 01:30 PM	#30
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Thanks a lot my friend. Ill repeat hydrogen peroxide dip tomorrow just to make sure I got it.

02/13/2018, 04:39 PM	#31
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	If the first one does not work give it a few days. You can try upping the concentration a bit. Dipping in H2O2 is not a gentle process for the coral, it needs time to recover. You can try to pluck them off as well. Sent using Tapatalk.

02/13/2018, 06:24 PM	#32
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Thx my friend

02/14/2018, 09:36 AM	#33
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Noticed there are some hydroids on my zoa frag... should I use the same hydrogen peroxide dip? or will it kill my zoas? Thanks

02/14/2018, 06:55 PM	#34
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	HP dip is ok for zoas in my experience. It does hurt them but they have bounced back fine after a day or 2. Good way to clear algae off of a plug with polyps. It is not a good idea with any stoney coral, not sure about leathers. Sent using Tapatalk.

02/15/2018, 01:39 AM	#35
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Thanks jayball

02/15/2018, 07:48 AM	#36
seanbugeja Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 138	Well I dipped it last night and most of the hydra's seem to have disappeared. its scary to see what came out of the gsp including 2 crabs and a yellow bristle worm. Gsp still is closed up and im not confident it will ever recover.

02/15/2018, 11:28 AM	#38
gonereefing654 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 51	Does anyone have a trick to getting rid of unwanted GSP? I had to let my tank run on cruise control for about 7 months because my 9 yo son was going through Chimo. (He’s fine now) Now I have GSP all over where my SPS used to be. I’m in process of redoing my tank and I’m trying to figure out if I should replace the rocks or is there anyway to save them?