Removing GSP from Live Rock

Coralgurl · #1 04-28-2014, 06:49 PM

I did search to see if a thread like this has been started, couldn't see anything, but if there is, please feel free to link up.

Anyway, my GSP has been growing nicely on the back wall of my tank, but its also spreading onto other rocks and I'd like to keep it isolated somewhat. I tried pulling it off but that was really ineffective. How do you get under the mat and remove it - the stuff is like in every nook and cranny of the rocks.

Thanks

Slyguy00 · #2 04-28-2014, 07:21 PM

Generally people don't let it get to the rocks for that exact reason. The stuff is next to impossible to scrape or peel off the rocks and grows like a weed. Your best bet is to take the individual rock out and kill it off that way. Iv also had success using aptasia x. Good luck

Delphinus · #3 04-28-2014, 07:35 PM

Take a screwdriver or a coin or a credit card (or similar thin plastic thing) and wedge it under... Eventually you should find the magic spot where afterwards it will just peel off.

Coralgurl · #4 04-28-2014, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Slyguy00

Generally people don't let it get to the rocks for that exact reason. The stuff is next to impossible to scrape or peel off the rocks and grows like a weed. Your best bet is to take the individual rock out and kill it off that way. Iv also had success using aptasia x. Good luck

Thanks. Its just really taken off in the last few months. I've had it in my tank for 2 years and it really hadn't moved so didn't give it much thought. Lately, I see growth daily.

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Take a screwdriver or a coin or a credit card (or similar thin plastic thing) and wedge it under... Eventually you should find the magic spot where afterwards it will just peel off.

I'll give that a try and see if I can get it off. Otherwise I may just have to rescape my tank to keep the rocks isolated I guess.

JmeJReefer · #5 04-28-2014, 08:47 PM

Smother it with reef epoxy, lightly so u can remove it...

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mark · #6 04-28-2014, 09:19 PM

Not a problem anymore but when was, controlled by lifting off with dental picks.

kien · #7 04-29-2014, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JmeJReefer

Smother it with reef epoxy, lightly so u can remove it...

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+1 This is my method of choice, after I've exhausted the other methods (scraping, peeling, etc).

Coralgurl · #8 04-29-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JmeJReefer

Smother it with reef epoxy, lightly so u can remove it...

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Originally Posted by kien

+1 This is my method of choice, after I've exhausted the other methods (scraping, peeling, etc).

Where do you find this reef epoxy? Any LFS carry it? I tried peeling it off the other night and that was useless. I'd have to rip apart my aquascaping to get the LR out as its covering a couple of rocks - some of them quite large, so this may be the easiest.

Magickiwi · #9 04-29-2014, 04:18 PM

I don't know how you guys do it. I got two good sized chunks from Coralgurl last year and now they are only slightly larger than when I got them.

Coralgurl · #10 04-29-2014, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Magickiwi

I don't know how you guys do it. I got two good sized chunks from Coralgurl last year and now they are only slightly larger than when I got them.

Mine has just gone crazy in the last few months and growing like mad. My tank conditions haven't been stellar for a long time now, but I am working to change that. May be the GSP likes the conditions, so will be interesting to see if things change in the next while. If you want more, I'll definitely be able to give you some. Just be careful what you wish for.....