how do I kill GSP?
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Topic: how do I kill GSP?
Posted By: Aquaristnewbie
Subject: how do I kill GSP?
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 6:50pm
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My green star polyps are getting out of control! I really like them but they are starting to choke out other corals. What is a good way to kill a bit of them to hold them back? I have injected them with vinegar through a hypodermic needle but that does not do much of anything. Any thoughts or suggestions before I pull the rock out? ------------- 150 gallon Reef Millcreek Utah |
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Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 8:02pm
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Joe's Juice or Aptatsia X - Kills on contact! ------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 8:47pm
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peroxide will kill them. they use a toothbrush to clean them off ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: Aquaristnewbie
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:13pm
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So do peroxide in the tank? Or pull the rock out? ------------- 150 gallon Reef Millcreek Utah |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:17pm
| Thats odd my GSP wont even grow. You can trade for GSP rock with live rock. I hate seeing corals getting killed |
Posted By: Aquaristnewbie
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:21pm
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yeah the problem is the rock has some other corals on it I am trying to save. I dont want to let the GSP kill them. They have already started taking out some small areas and I am trying to stop it from going further. ------------- 150 gallon Reef Millcreek Utah |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:25pm
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Pull the rock out and drip peroxide onto the coral, then rinse in fresh SW. NEVER add peroxide directly to your tank. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:27pm
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I have some gsp rock you can have! free ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: philhender
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 9:42pm
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joe's juice was mentioned earlier, but I wonder if lemon juice injection will too? kinda like it does on aptaisia??
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Posted By: Haley'sfish
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 11:00pm
| I tried lemon juice on some of mine for a while with a hypodermic needle with no success. I finally pulled the LR out, scraped it clean and put it back. Eventually I think I just tossed the LR. |
Posted By: sublimer
Date Posted: June 30 2010 at 10:19am
| I would be interested in some GSP rock if you have some! |
Posted By: sublimer
Date Posted: June 30 2010 at 10:20am
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bugzme wrote:Posted By: arthuriv
Date Posted: June 30 2010 at 6:56pm
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Try just scrubbing the areas you don't want it any more with stiff brisled tooth brush real good, I sucessfully kill mine this way on accident, or try srapping if off with a razorblade and either give it away or sell it. ------------- Quality Marines Aquaculturing & Captive Breeding program! Presented by Ashley & Chelsea from Reef On Thursday 6 Oct 2016 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 01 2010 at 7:00am
Sometimes the best option with the coral you want to keep is to move it to a new, GSP free rock. Then as was mentioned, sell the GSP rock or at least set it out separated from other rock. This probably seems like an easy option to me, going back to the days when I was fragging for a living and selling everything that grew. 
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Posted By: drivr08
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 11:53pm
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how about taking tweezers and peeling off the gsp on that rock to desired quantity...then put it in your sump till someone comes to get it from you ------------- loving life as a english teacher kids are what the world is made of |