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Old 10-17-2007, 06:35 PM
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Hey guys,

My Green Star Polyps have been closed up for a few days now, and I am wondering if it is normal for this to happen? They have been doing great for months and all of a sudden they are now all closed. All of my other corals are doing great. Levels have stayed steady since the day I got them. Any ideas?
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Old 10-17-2007, 06:55 PM
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I think it's pretty common for this to happen from time to time. Mine will do it occasionally for up to a couple of days.
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Old 10-17-2007, 07:14 PM
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my gsp has been closing up for some days now, after I changed my salt. Hope it will be ok and open up soon.
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Old 10-17-2007, 07:56 PM
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GSP is an extremely resilient coral. Sometimes it wil stay closed for several days but you can be damned sure that it won't die on you unless something's terribly wrong with your water parameters.
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Old 10-17-2007, 08:14 PM
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i know. the smaller gsp already opened but the bigger gsp has not.
At least all the other corals are open and doing well.
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Old 10-17-2007, 09:09 PM
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I wouldn't worry yet, our gsp closed up for 2 weeks once before making a full recovery.
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Old 10-17-2007, 10:10 PM
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My snakeskin gsp has a habit of closing up if the alk levels are too high. Is it snakeskin or purple mat? They do act a bit differently.
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Old 10-17-2007, 10:25 PM
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GSP is an extremely resilient coral. Sometimes it wil stay closed for several days but you can be damned sure that it won't die on you unless something's terribly wrong with your water parameters.
They are but you never know. I lost 3 cloned colonies recently for some reason. All other corals were fine! But ya, They have a history of closing up from time to time, usually when they're messed around with or a tank perameter is changed too rapidly.
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Old 10-26-2007, 03:07 PM
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Hey guys,

The GSP is still closed up. It has been a few weeks, and I am not sure what to do. They look to be in good condition, just closed up tightly in their purple bulbs.
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Old 10-26-2007, 05:18 PM
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mine do that all the time...they always seem to come out sooner or later though.
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