[Help] Save the last green star polyp
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Posted Nov 9, 2018, 12:55 AM UTC
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It's pretty hard to kill GSP, IMO. Take a look at your water parameters. Do you have any other corals that are doing well?
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2nd this. I tried everything to kill mine. Ended up having to pull all the rocks.
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A branching frogspawn is doing great. Mushrooms and zoas too.
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Is there anything I can do to save this?. Half of that rock was full. I thought it was getting smaller due to water current (shrugs). I think something ate it(looking at you emerald crab), so that's why it is sitting on a nutrient rich power head.
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Nutrient rich water: how much phosphates and nitrates?
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No phosphate tests kit. Nitrate with API test kit is reading 40ppm.
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This is more than enough for them, IMHE.
Why they grow or not is a mystery for me too, especially if their mat is not overgrown by algae.
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Wow. Ive never seen anyone kill gsp before. Just wow. Anyway, have you tested your water? That's pretty much a sure fire way to find out how your tank is doing.
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FYI I believe Emerald Crabs are reef safe with caution. They can nip at coral.
Yea. Just bought my 4th ever. First one I saw nibbling on my coral. He was pulling polyps out of my M digi! I fed him a bunch and now he seems happy.... for now.
You may want to consider rehoming the emerald crabs if you plan on keeping more corals, unless you can place them somewhere the crabs can't get to. It can be a thin line between feeding them too much (creating too many nutrients in your tank, causing more nuisance algae etc.), and feeding them too little that they end up hungry and nip at corals. Just something to think about.
Appreciate the suggestion
Same with arrow crabs. I have one in my reef and have no problems with him. Others have had problems tho.