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01-25-2016, 07:14 PM
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Ideas for getting GSP off rock??
As the title states, I have some beautiful, very bright and healthy GSP. Problem is it is growing to well as normal and starting to crowd and choke other tank inhabitants out. Namely a Chalice which I am quite fond of. There is also another SPS that I am getting worried about if I can't scale it back. I've tried to peel, pick, tear, pull, pry and harass the GSP off however short of pulling the rocks out which have been drilled and pinned in a big formation and taking a blow torch to it I am not sure what else I can do.. Looking for ideas please... Im a pretty new person to the saltwater arena, this tank has been up for just over 2 years now and has finally started to go good. It is on a very coarse rock, Not Fiji, or Tonga or Marco rock. Not really sure what type it is... Anyhow, I am very open to suggestions please and thank you...
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01-25-2016, 07:29 PM
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When I had the stuff growing out of control, I was generally able to pry it off using a screwdriver or other similar implement and once it started it would more or less come off in manageable sized chunks.
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01-25-2016, 11:11 PM
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One of these ought to do the trick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWP9thPs_mM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqyBr8KZwqo
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01-26-2016, 12:02 AM
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Kalk paste might work, (google techniques, dangers, etc). Or else you may just have to grind at it a little every day until it finally gives up. Mucking gloves from Lee Valley will make it a little less tiresome reaching into the tank.
Last edited by soapy; 01-26-2016 at 12:07 AM.
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01-26-2016, 07:51 PM
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Don't think there's really a quick/easy solution that won't potentially harm other stuff. Manual removal as you've been doing is probably the best way. It's what I do. Tweezers, picks, narrow/sharp implements make the job a bit less tedious. Get a little lip started by prying with a sharp/flat implement & then the tweezers or forceps.
It's a bit like weeding a garden, very therapeutic for some folks, not so much for others. Character builder for salt water hobbyist & often a factor causing some to throw in the towel! Hair algae anyone?
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