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06-10-2005, 04:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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gsp not opening
My gsp's decided one day they didnt want to open up anymore, all water params are ok, shrooms, xenia, anemone, button polyps all are fine. a little bit of algae was starting to grow in the middle of them but was removed immediately. there are still about 3 or 4 of hte individual polyps opening but its nowhere near what it used to be. i can provide pictures from a week ago and what it looks like now if that would help. btw just did a water change last night so we'll see what that does... thanks guys
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06-10-2005, 04:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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is it safe to scrub with a toothbrush?
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06-10-2005, 04:41 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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Originally Posted by funi42
is it safe to scrub with a toothbrush?
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I think a better idea would be taking a turkey baster, and blowing the crud off.
Actually...it's a good idea to do this every once in a while anyways...with a lot of corals. Zoo's, GPS, anything with a sturdy polpy that closes at night.
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06-10-2005, 04:50 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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ive done that and blasted with powerhead...
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06-10-2005, 06:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Essex, United Kingdom
Posts: 69
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The turkey baster is what I use, just blast them when they have retracted every few weeks (thats if you want them to grow everywhere).
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06-10-2005, 06:48 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: maryland
Posts: 1,019
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GSP's do this from time to time. And they come back. They cause a lot of needless worry.
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06-10-2005, 06:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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ok sounds good ill wait it out
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06-10-2005, 08:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Tucson
Posts: 62
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Yea .. mine is doing the same darn thing right now. Stubborn fella.  |
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06-10-2005, 11:40 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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Mine just came out after being in for 3 weeks. It was the second time in a year they did this. Eventually, they'll decide to come back out. Just in case, do you use phosGuard? That will make them go in because it contains aluminum oxide.
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06-11-2005, 01:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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I run phosban every once in awhile but not phosguard
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06-11-2005, 02:46 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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phosBan is fine. Ferric oxide.
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65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
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06-17-2005, 02:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: naples, fl
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just wanted to update and say ive seen 1 or 2 single polyps out everynow and then but thats it. as long as the purple mat is still attached to the rock i have nothing to worry about right?
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06-17-2005, 02:44 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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Yea it should be fine. Eventually, they'll all get the signal to come out. They're in there having a party right now.
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65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
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My TRT Blog
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06-17-2005, 04:28 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I think the phosband work better too!
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06-17-2005, 05:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Essex, United Kingdom
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Did you give them a blast with the turkey baster?
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