Why is my green star polyp not opening and what is the green bubble

Jarbruv
Jarelle
@Jarbruv · 6 hours ago

Hello, this is my first post so pardon me if I’m not in the right section.

Why is my GSP not opening? I got this exactly 2 weeks ago and the second photo is now.

About 5 days ago, my clownfish kicked sand all over it so I dusted it off, then moved in about 5in closer to the front and away from the clown’s cave (should be a bit stronger flow), but now it doesn’t open.

Also, what is that green bubble?

Thanks everyone

Salinity: 1.026 SG

Temperature: 78.2°F

Alkalinity: 8.1 dKH

Calcium: 418 ppm

Tank Volume: 20 Gallons cube

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You can just carefully pluck that bubble off I think. Maybe do it outside the tank. My experience with GSP is that it gets easily irritated. By sand or algae. And it’s an algae magnet. I’d take it out of the sand. But r careful cause GSP is like a weed. Will take over a surface fast. Glue it to the back wall or an island rock.

Ah okay, I’ll see if it decides to open up again in a few days since I removed the sand and will remove the algae tomorrow (outside the tank). I’d love to have a GSP wall! I’ll let this one settle for a few weeks then I’ll move it to the wall. Thanks for your comment

GSP gets moody sometimes 😅

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