GSP Issue

peco2004 · 11/29/2015, 05:33 PM

I'm sure you get this all the time that they don't open or slightly open. I had purchases this GSP about 1 month ago, opened right up as soon as it hit the tank, and was doing very well where I placed it. My hermit crabs started to walk on it and had knocked of the rocks a couple of time and since then it seems like it has gone down hill. I have placed it on the sand bed where it gets good flow and it is opening but not as full as it was when I bought it. Any suggestions?

One pic is before and what it looks like now.

Lighting - I have an AI Prime with 10 hours lighting 3.5hours of ramp time
PH 8.1
Salinity 1.24
No Ammonia.

Other corals seem to be doing fine in the tank.

Dkuhlmann · 11/30/2015, 04:45 AM

I would raise your sg which will also raise the rest of the minerals needed for a happy coral tank. Bring it up to 1.026 but do it slowly. Best way to do this is to mix your top off water to 1.026 and check your tank sg a few hours after to see where the sg is. You can go back to RODI for top off after the sg is at 1.026. This process will take a few weeks. Also having said this mix your wc water to 1.026.

Just keep that coral in low as well as in a low current area. Too much light and too much flow will keep them with tight tentacles.

Also your tank looks like it's kinda new, the pristine white sand and rocks make me think this. I wouldn't add anymore corals until your tank has some maturity maybe 6 months. They will do much better with some maturity of your tank.

Webmanny · 11/30/2015, 08:25 AM

Don't worry about this coral. It is very hard to kill. I have a few colors of this same coral and they all like high flow and medium light. I'm my experience, the only way to kill it is by not giving it flow. Other than that, this is the weed of the reef world.

peco2004 · 11/30/2015, 10:45 AM

It was open this morning, but my hermit crabs have made it a spot to climb on so now I know why it's closed most of the time

sixpackgarage · 11/30/2015, 11:24 AM

I have 2 GSP colonies. One of them has closed up to 2 weeks at a time and then it opens up for months on end. The other is a 'toxic green' kind.. has grown quite a bit and closes for 1-3 days at a time about every 2 weeks.. don't know why, but it always opens back up and keeps growing.

peco2004 · 11/30/2015, 01:12 PM

They seem to be doing better today, now I have another coral that won't open due to my gobe sitting on it....

Webmanny · 12/01/2015, 02:31 PM

Oh yeah. These corals will do this until they become accustomed to CUC walking over them.

peco2004 · 12/01/2015, 07:25 PM

I dubbed him Shark Bait, but he has disturbed my coral.

Webmanny · 12/02/2015, 06:52 AM

LOL Very nice.

PfenWendt · 12/03/2015, 01:41 PM

One trick i've learned with GSP, If they aren't opening...More flow. Before you know it you'll have gsp growing all over!

peco2004 · 12/04/2015, 09:37 PM

Thanks everyone, they seem to be doing better. Now my gobe has dissapeared....

11/30/2015, 04:45 AM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I would raise your sg which will also raise the rest of the minerals needed for a happy coral tank. Bring it up to 1.026 but do it slowly. Best way to do this is to mix your top off water to 1.026 and check your tank sg a few hours after to see where the sg is. You can go back to RODI for top off after the sg is at 1.026. This process will take a few weeks. Also having said this mix your wc water to 1.026. Just keep that coral in low as well as in a low current area. Too much light and too much flow will keep them with tight tentacles. Also your tank looks like it's kinda new, the pristine white sand and rocks make me think this. I wouldn't add anymore corals until your tank has some maturity maybe 6 months. They will do much better with some maturity of your tank. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300 Last edited by Dkuhlmann; 11/30/2015 at 04:51 AM.

11/30/2015, 08:25 AM	#3
Webmanny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 33612 Posts: 2,461	Don't worry about this coral. It is very hard to kill. I have a few colors of this same coral and they all like high flow and medium light. I'm my experience, the only way to kill it is by not giving it flow. Other than that, this is the weed of the reef world. __________________ 32 gallon Biocube, DIY LEDs and Triton Method. My N=1 study of me, validated by me, and supported by completely anecdotal evidence, states that my advice is 100% correct, most of the time.

11/30/2015, 11:24 AM	#5
sixpackgarage reef mechanic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 819	I have 2 GSP colonies. One of them has closed up to 2 weeks at a time and then it opens up for months on end. The other is a 'toxic green' kind.. has grown quite a bit and closes for 1-3 days at a time about every 2 weeks.. don't know why, but it always opens back up and keeps growing. __________________ my build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2512689 my fuge thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2523500 Current Tank Info: DSA NEO 65G reef powered by Kessil

12/01/2015, 02:31 PM	#7
Webmanny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 33612 Posts: 2,461	Oh yeah. These corals will do this until they become accustomed to CUC walking over them. __________________ 32 gallon Biocube, DIY LEDs and Triton Method. My N=1 study of me, validated by me, and supported by completely anecdotal evidence, states that my advice is 100% correct, most of the time.

12/02/2015, 06:52 AM	#9
Webmanny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 33612 Posts: 2,461	LOL Very nice. __________________ 32 gallon Biocube, DIY LEDs and Triton Method. My N=1 study of me, validated by me, and supported by completely anecdotal evidence, states that my advice is 100% correct, most of the time.

11/30/2015, 10:45 AM	#4
peco2004 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 31	It was open this morning, but my hermit crabs have made it a spot to climb on so now I know why it's closed most of the time

12/03/2015, 01:41 PM	#10
PfenWendt Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: MN Posts: 205	One trick i've learned with GSP, If they aren't opening...More flow. Before you know it you'll have gsp growing all over! __________________ --Your neighborhood PfenWendt :D Current Tank Info: 55g reef tank, 65g red sea max c-250 reef, Innovative marine fusion 10 nano reef, And just getting into breeding clowns! :)

12/04/2015, 09:37 PM	#11
peco2004 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 31	Thanks everyone, they seem to be doing better. Now my gobe has dissapeared....