Do GSP's sting leathers ?

[leboeuf]

My GSP are getting out of control and are beginning to touch most of my corals. I have noticed that my devil hand leather is really pi$$ed off about this invasion of space. It seems to have a couple of finger tips that look like they have been stung. All shriveled up and deathly looking. Anyone out there experience this?

 

[neowind]

GSP will sting leathers that come in contact with it. I would try and move the leather away from it or cut the GSP back.

 

[rwhite]

Just curious, how do you go about trimming the GSP? I have a feeling we're going to be in the same situation in (hopefully) a few months.

 

[bdhough]

you can try peeling the mat off of the rock. it is a bit difficult. im guessing the stuff spreads by detaching from the mother colony nd landing in other spots in the ocean.

 

[ty_05_f]

you scrape or pull it from the rock. It can be quite difficult, that is why my GSP isn't around my main rocks so that I can contol it. I just let it grow and right before it starts to touch a rock I frag it.

 

[leboeuf]

I have tried to peel it back without success. can't get under it. this sounds cruel, but I solved it by taking a frag and scrapping it across the mat, basically shredding it. I can't move the leather due to ideal placement.....I have so much of this stuff I am running out of rocks to frag it with!