Green Star Polyps growing?but not spreading

[shmibly]

It had been about a month and a half that I have had my green star polyps and I lOVE them, but they wont spread?.at all. I purchased it not encrusted to any rock, so when I got it home I dipped it and then glued to a piece of my lr. The tentacles themselves have gotten noticeably longer, but the mat hasnt encrusted to the rock?It's in an area of high flow (which it seems to like) and its under 108 watts of HO t5 lighting. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[JimmyR1rider]

3 ideas


1) time
2) patience and
3) the saying a watched pot never boils.


Give them time, they'll spread then you'll be trimming them like crazy so they don't take over your tank lol.

Good luck

 

[NYC Joe]

Patience grasshopper.

 

[skene]

Question... did you pop out of your mom's belly the size of you right now? Obviously not. It took seconds/hours/days/months/years/decades for you to develop to where you are now. So the same way you needed to wait to grow out.... so do you have to wait again to watch coral grow.

 

[shmibly]

I was more leaning towards asking if I was doing anything wrong, but thanks for the logic.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Nah, if the coral has survived a month you're doing it right. Just give them time, here's another logic:

It took the earths reefs millions of years to become what they are, and we want ours to do it in a year.

Courtesy of masterswimmer...I may not have worded it exactly how he does, but you get the point

 

[Imbarrie]

Dont let that get onto rocks you cannot take outor it will consume your tank.
I have to cut mine back 2 or 3 times a year.

I dont even have it on rock, it sits on the sand and grows like crazy.

 

[Mattl22]

Once it really gets settled in it will take off!! Same with most corals though the time it takes for sps is much longer but once it is setteled it will go crazy u will be cursing it!!

 

[jgraz]

I had mine for severl months before it spread. In the last month alone it has doubled. I dont think Ive ever seen something grow so fast.

 

[jdnumis]

Just be patient, it will attach and grow like crazy

 

[NL146]

Question... did you pop out of your mom's belly the size of you right now?...

You didn't answer the question lol. Who pops out their mom's belly? That's kinda scary lol!

 

[jimidalock]

Gsp

It will grow, trust me!!!

 

[Epayero]

It will grow, trust me!!!

Wow. Thats a Gsp forrest !!

Looks good though .



- Edward

 

[shmibly]

Lol thanks guys, I guess I got a little impatient after waiting quite a few months for my tank to finally take off!

 

[rcharliesam]

It will grow, trust me!!!

Haha, that almost makes me want to get rid of mine.

 

[Imbarrie]

Pick up a other piece of coral and focus on why that one isn't growing. Before long you forget about the GSP and suddenly you notice the GSP is taking off. But now you are more interested in why your new piece isn't growing. So you go out and pick up another piece of coral and focus on that instead. And then suddenly you notice ...

 

[jgraz]

Truer words have never been spoken.

Before long you'll start a thread asking how to control the growth.

 

[nyguardian21]

Soon you'll be posting free frag of gsp giveaway...

 

[shmibly]

Lol the obvious answer to my coral problem! Drown out your worries in more coral!!

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Drown out your worries in more coral!!

Or alcohol, your pick:scratchch