GSP out of control

[reefer1]

I am looking for suggestions on limiting the spreading of GSP. My tank has mostly large pieces of live rock and my colony of GSP are spreading rapidly. Because the rocks that the GSP are on are at the bottom removing the rock is not really an option. I was wondering if I could place some corals around the colony that would sting the GSP and stop the advance. The coral would need to take strong flow and light. Any suggestions(Hydnophora?)

 

[scotts]

Can you trade in frags at your lfs? Because you could cut the GSP off the rock and peel it off the rock. Not real fun or easy. I think the easier way would be to place a small rock that the GSP could spread to. When it gets big enough cut it and take it in and trade it. Then replace with anther small rock. You could think of it as growing money.
But if you can't trade the frag in you can take my idea and throw it out the window. At least think of this as a bump up for your thread if nothing else.
Scott

 

[leboeuf]

Hydnophora is the only thing that works for me. Also purchased a wire/wood paint brush cleaner from HD that I brush the rocks weekly that I don't want GPS on them. I started with a softball size rock 2.5 yrs ago and now have enough to cover a 2ft by 2ft sheet. They grow like crazy!!! I also introduced some Zoo's to see if their mat was strong enough to control them......
Let me know if you find something better.

 

[floorguy]

What is gsp? thanks

 

[nas19320]

Originally posted by floorguy
What is gsp? thanks
Green star polyps.

 

[bigarn]

Originally posted by floorguy
What is gsp? thanks
Green star polyps.
Not quick enough!.....

 

[beth]

And I was never able to get these to grow in my tank. In fact, they died off.
What lighting do you have?

 

[leboeuf]

I have two 400W 20K halideds with 3 VHO's. Stuff looks like feilds of grass blowing in the wind. Beautiful, except covers everything in its path....

 

[benj420]

zoo's will be taken over by GSP, the only thing that I have seen keep them back is mushrooms, they will grow around them, but never overtake them. The best way to keep GSP is to put it on a solitary rock in the middle of some sand, not touching anything else. If you have anything that stirs the sand on a regular basis, it will never take hold and climb to other rocks.

 

[robchuck]

I've found that GSP are fairly lucrative when it comes to selling it to LFSes or through local trades.

 

[jobob]

i have gsp the thin ones it mite be bsp if their is one? anyway they grew and grew now their all over and around the toadstool. around mushrooms. yea there are worth a lot when u trade them for some reason?

 

[golfish]

Cover em so light can't get to em...use oyster or clam shells to block the light, then, whenif they grow up over the shells take em to your LFS and sell em.