GSP not opening

[Chicken_Biscuit]

My green star polyps haven’t opened in weeks and I’ve notice when I’ve tried moving them they secret a milky white substance. I’ve done a coral dip with iodine and CoralRX to make sure it isn’t going to go onto my other corals. Should I be concerned? My GSP in my little tank is blooming and they’re using the same water and the chemistry is the same in both.

 

[SaltySteven]

i wouldn't worry too much... you would be hard pressed to kill that stuff.

 

[Jessereef]

My green star polyps haven’t opened in weeks and I’ve notice when I’ve tried moving them they secret a milky white substance. I’ve done a coral dip with iodine and CoralRX to make sure it isn’t going to go onto my other corals. Should I be concerned? My GSP in my little tank is blooming and they’re using the same water and the chemistry is the same in both.

Too much light?

 

[Chicken_Biscuit]

i wouldn't worry too much... you would be hard pressed to kill that stuff.

They’ve done it before but before it wasn’t secreting anything.

 

[Chicken_Biscuit]

Too much light?

I haven’t changed their spot since they’ve decided to close up and I’ve had them in the same spot for a few months. Light hasn’t changed either.

 

[wisnia99]

What are your nutrients? They like dirtier water.

 

[Chicken_Biscuit]

What are your nutrients? They like dirtier water.

My big tank is running a bit cleaner phosphates being close to 0 but not zero since my goniopora are doing fine. My nitrates are close to 0 as well. It’s a mixed reef with mostly sps and a bit of lps toward the bottom.

 

[wisnia99]

My big tank is running a bit cleaner phosphates being close to 0 but not zero since my goniopora are doing fine. My nitrates are close to 0 as well. It’s a mixed reef with mostly sps and a bit of lps toward the bottom.

in that's case I would not try to make the water more dirty maybe some trace elements are bottomed out I would do ICP

 

[kevgib67]

I agree with @wisnia99 , get your nitrates up 10-15 and phosphates up.05-.1 and don’t be to concerned I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone losing a gsp.