Rookie mistake

[Oxymoron]

Originally Posted by my2rotties

Aside of some people thinking they are ugly and they over take rocks, do they sting other corals? Do they cause any long term issues? I actually like them and have a colony of pink ones and some green... so long as they don't harm anything I would like to keep them.

It appears that gsp doesn't have any kind of stinging ability. The main problem with it is it's ability to grow like a weed and spread like crazy.

The article above talks about the posibility of gsp attaching itself to the rear glass of the aquarium. If it could be kept under control it would be quite the background.

[msobon]

Originally Posted by Oxymoron

It appears that gsp doesn't have any kind of stinging ability. The main problem with it is it's ability to grow like a weed and spread like crazy.

The article above talks about the posibility of gsp attaching itself to the rear glass of the aquarium. If it could be kept under control it would be quite the background.

Even with it being isolated, Sandbed/Glass GSP has a tendency to pro-create meaning it will grow little pieces(layers gsp growin on GSP) that fall off and get carried with the water current, without constant monitoring etc you're bound to have an GSP infestation.

[Oxymoron]

^ This worries me a bit.

Since adding the Joe's Juice to a small area, the GSP hasn't extended any polyps.
The purple skin doesn't seem to of been affected or harmed at all. I added a second layer of JJ and am hoping to see some kind of progress in the next couple of days. I will update with any progress.

[J.Lloy]

When i first started reefing I added Reef Iodide for my softies and the GSP slowly died off. I don't know what else it might effect though.

[Oxymoron]

The Joe's Juice seems to be working very well. Parts of the area that I applied it too have already returned to original rock and so far there has been no polyp extension on the treated areas.
I am hopeful that this will fix my mistake and am glad I didn't have to actually remove anything from the tank. If you made the same mistake, using JJ or perhaps a kalk paste should help solve your problem.