star polyp not open
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king_neptune
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did it ever open when you first got it?
reason I ask:
I bought a GSP rock for $70.
Took it home, acclimated it to perfect water, and it never opened.
After a month there was little but crusting purple, and goo from decay.
I was crushed!Hear I killed the most basic of basic. I mean GSP's are practicaly invincible.
Why would something die when it was painstakingly acclimated to ideal water?
The answer was in the acclimation. After an hour drive home, then another hour in the bucket getting a drip the water was simply too cold.
As a noob I treated my GSP like a fish. It was the first and last coral I acclimated that way. Now I float the bag 15-20 min. Then dump em straight in.Never looked back. Never had a death.
reason I ask:
I bought a GSP rock for $70.
Took it home, acclimated it to perfect water, and it never opened.
After a month there was little but crusting purple, and goo from decay.
I was crushed!Hear I killed the most basic of basic. I mean GSP's are practicaly invincible.
Why would something die when it was painstakingly acclimated to ideal water?
The answer was in the acclimation. After an hour drive home, then another hour in the bucket getting a drip the water was simply too cold.
As a noob I treated my GSP like a fish. It was the first and last coral I acclimated that way. Now I float the bag 15-20 min. Then dump em straight in.Never looked back. Never had a death.
J
jstdv8
Guest
I got a really decent size patch of GSP with my LR purchase from a local reefer. I didnt even know what it was because it just looked like a pink mat with pimples.
A poster on here told me to put it in some flow so I did and its been open ever since, except when a crab decides to crawl over it, but its right back out shortly after.
The holding tank I had it in had 110w PC's for lights, my new tank has T5's they don't seem to care, jsut as long as it has flow
A poster on here told me to put it in some flow so I did and its been open ever since, except when a crab decides to crawl over it, but its right back out shortly after.
The holding tank I had it in had 110w PC's for lights, my new tank has T5's they don't seem to care, jsut as long as it has flow
u mike
Member
Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/3205294
did it ever open when you first got it?
reason I ask:
I bought a GSP rock for $70.
Took it home, acclimated it to perfect water, and it never opened.
After a month there was little but crusting purple, and goo from decay.
I was crushed!Hear I killed the most basic of basic. I mean GSP's are practicaly invincible.
Why would something die when it was painstakingly acclimated to ideal water?
The answer was in the acclimation. After an hour drive home, then another hour in the bucket getting a drip the water was simply too cold.
As a noob I treated my GSP like a fish. It was the first and last coral I acclimated that way. Now I float the bag 15-20 min. Then dump em straight in.Never looked back. Never had a death.
it was going so good ever since I got it, I noticed a change when the enengier goby started to move the sand around when I got him. so I moved the polyp up on a piece of rock. ever since then is when I saw a change .
http:///forum/post/3205294
did it ever open when you first got it?
reason I ask:
I bought a GSP rock for $70.
Took it home, acclimated it to perfect water, and it never opened.
After a month there was little but crusting purple, and goo from decay.
I was crushed!Hear I killed the most basic of basic. I mean GSP's are practicaly invincible.
Why would something die when it was painstakingly acclimated to ideal water?
The answer was in the acclimation. After an hour drive home, then another hour in the bucket getting a drip the water was simply too cold.
As a noob I treated my GSP like a fish. It was the first and last coral I acclimated that way. Now I float the bag 15-20 min. Then dump em straight in.Never looked back. Never had a death.
it was going so good ever since I got it, I noticed a change when the enengier goby started to move the sand around when I got him. so I moved the polyp up on a piece of rock. ever since then is when I saw a change .
king_neptune
Active Member
my gut says light then. too much increase/decrease maybe.
how long has it been again? I would worry after about 4/5 days.
But they can take a week or two in extreme cases. Since its the original tank, the water will be no change really.
That leaves light,flow, or something new that hasn't been tested for yet.
edit:
oh wait, you said a month...
a whole month? that thing is dead. When you see pus, or mucus coming out of it then its final.
how long has it been again? I would worry after about 4/5 days.
But they can take a week or two in extreme cases. Since its the original tank, the water will be no change really.
That leaves light,flow, or something new that hasn't been tested for yet.
edit:
oh wait, you said a month...
a whole month? that thing is dead. When you see pus, or mucus coming out of it then its final.
mx#28
Active Member
Originally Posted by u mike
http:///forum/post/3204959
over the last month my yellow star polyp will not open. I have moved it nothing , put it away from strong water flow nothing, all water parms seem good. anyone have ideas ??.
Star polyps are often very easily irritated. Being moved or touched, being pestered by a fish, or even just experiencing a change in flow and/or lighiting can cause them to close up for quite a while.
Be sure that the polyps are in good conditions (ie lighting, flow, water parameters, no more sand from the goby, etc) and then leave them be. It's not too uncommon for them to stay closed up for a week or two when they're annoyed.
http:///forum/post/3204959
over the last month my yellow star polyp will not open. I have moved it nothing , put it away from strong water flow nothing, all water parms seem good. anyone have ideas ??.
Star polyps are often very easily irritated. Being moved or touched, being pestered by a fish, or even just experiencing a change in flow and/or lighiting can cause them to close up for quite a while.
Be sure that the polyps are in good conditions (ie lighting, flow, water parameters, no more sand from the goby, etc) and then leave them be. It's not too uncommon for them to stay closed up for a week or two when they're annoyed.
king_neptune
Active Member
But its been a month already.Thats not cool.
u mike
Member
Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/3205542
But its been a month already.Thats not cool.
it is open alittle nothing like it was when I added it to tank( 4/30/09 )
I am hoping for a return, not to long a go I had to remove some rock to be cleaned also , I did notice some new poloyp on one piece of rock but when I cleaned that rock I washed it away .
http:///forum/post/3205542
But its been a month already.Thats not cool.
it is open alittle nothing like it was when I added it to tank( 4/30/09 )
I am hoping for a return, not to long a go I had to remove some rock to be cleaned also , I did notice some new poloyp on one piece of rock but when I cleaned that rock I washed it away .
king_neptune
Active Member
then chinup
. you still have life.
sounded like at first they had been closed for a month when i first read.
But if they are simply not fully extended...then give it time. I moved mine and they went from 1" to 1/4" nubs. But now they are back to about 1/2" in length. Its been two weeks, and they grow a little each day now.
They are just temperamental.
sounded like at first they had been closed for a month when i first read.
But if they are simply not fully extended...then give it time. I moved mine and they went from 1" to 1/4" nubs. But now they are back to about 1/2" in length. Its been two weeks, and they grow a little each day now.
They are just temperamental.
u mike
Member
Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/3205661
then chinup
. you still have life.
sounded like at first they had been closed for a month when i first read.
But if they are simply not fully extended...then give it time. I moved mine and they went from 1" to 1/4" nubs. But now they are back to about 1/2" in length. Its been two weeks, and they grow a little each day now.
They are just temperamental.
here are some pic of the star polyp
http:///forum/post/3205661
then chinup
sounded like at first they had been closed for a month when i first read.
But if they are simply not fully extended...then give it time. I moved mine and they went from 1" to 1/4" nubs. But now they are back to about 1/2" in length. Its been two weeks, and they grow a little each day now.
They are just temperamental.
here are some pic of the star polyp
jrod4u
Member
those actually look like yellow polyp colony, not star polyps, however, sometimes mine won't open due to getting blasted by PH. Adjusted flow and they seem happy, but mine have never been closed for a long period like that. Also they might just up and leave to another part of tank if they are unhappy. A few of mine have relocated around the tank. Sometimes ya just have to sit and watch for awhile to be able to really determine the problem
J
jstdv8
Guest
whoa, those arent star polyps. disregaurd my original post