Green Star polyps

[bavass]

Well i bought a frag of Xenia and Green Star polyp about 3 weeks ago and yesterday the Green Star just stopped opening up. Nothing coming out of pours. Xenia is loving life and growing. Any suggestions? Nitrates are 2-5ppm, Phosphates are 0, Nitrites 0, Ph 8.2, Calcium 520, mag 1300, temp 79-81, SG 1.023. I did change the light fixture last week. but it looked like it was loving the T5HO's

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

How about alkalinity?

 

[HN1]

Any potential munchers in the tank? GSP seems to be the first thing that gets nipped.

 

[bavass]

How about alkalinity?

DKH is 9

 

[bavass]

Any potential munchers in the tank? GSP seems to be the first thing that gets nipped.

No munchers in tank

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

DKH is 9

Hmph... that looks fine. Calcium seems high, but I don't think that should be an issue. Nothing obvious pops out to me.

 

[bavass]

Yea I can't figure it out either. I think tonight I will put the in the bottom of the tank and see what happens. They were close to the top of the water. I think I will go ahead and run all my tests again tonight have not run them since Thursday.

 

[bavass]

So I did some tests tonight and Calcium is high and Alk was low. So i added some alk to bring it up.

Nitrate 2
Phosphate 0
Cacium 700
Alk 2.0 or 6 dkh
Mag 1500
SG 1.022

 

[Mitchell0605]

Woah. That's too high for calcium. How old is your test kit? Maybe it needs replacing?

 

[mrg02d]

My GSP did this for about a week and then opened up and SPREAD like a weed!

I think they do this before going nuts. You may want to consider their placement before they take something over. (They choked out a rock with nice green shrooms on it). Same for the xenias. They are a pest in my opinion. Id love to find something that eats GSP and Xenias...

Matt

 

[bavass]

Woah. That's too high for calcium. How old is your test kit? Maybe it needs replacing?

Test kit is fine its just way to high! I will raise my alk and it will come down.

 

[bavass]

My GSP did this for about a week and then opened up and SPREAD like a weed!

I think they do this before going nuts. You may want to consider their placement before they take something over. (They choked out a rock with nice green shrooms on it). Same for the xenias. They are a pest in my opinion. Id love to find something that eats GSP and Xenias...

Matt

I hope its about to go nuts, lol!

 

[Mitchell0605]

Emperor Angel. lol That'll enjoy. Or a non-reef Wrasse.

 

[bavass]

a few polyps came out last night yay!

 

[Mitchell0605]

Good.