green star polyp and sympodium care

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  1. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    should i feed it regularly? or is it solely photosynthetic?and what about the water flow? both are getting a low to moderate flow.....is that kool?
     
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  2. aw1447

    aw1447 Montipora Capricornis

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    Yessirr, you're good to go. I'd feed your tank some phytoplankton or something of the sort once a week or so. The flows fine too. Star polyps will grow anyyyywhere. Quickly too.
     
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  3. 2in10

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    Sounds good, IME star polyps seem to like high flow, so low to medium flow might help keep them from taking over your tank. Using a coral food once a week is a good idea.
     
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    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    I agree with 2in10, they like high flow so i would keep them in low to medium just to slow them down. my gsp are definitely taking over. my sympodium is in a medium flow area and it has grown quickly.
     
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  5. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    any more info on sympodium??
     
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  6. cgarner

    cgarner Skunk Shrimp

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    I just recently rid my tank of gsp because it was trying to take over everything.
     
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  7. salt4me

    salt4me Skunk Shrimp

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    GSP is is one of the few coral that are as close to being photosynthetic. I dont think it cares to be fed or not as long as it has good light it is the cudzu in reefing.
     
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  8. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    what about sympodium? any other tips?
     
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