GSP Cut Back

I was wondering if anyone knew. I have a big live rock in my tank with other pcs. setting on it or coming from it. When I started the tank back last Sept. it came with about 1/8 of the rock covered in a nice GSP. Dont get me wrong I love the coral but to date it is 100% covered and beginning to infringe on the other rocks, any good way in the dt to cut this back and how? Will it hurt if it is done on the dt as I dont want to disturb everyone in there and the rock is really big?

 

if your rock isn't to crevicey (I know that isn't a word), you my be able to pull it off. My rock had too many pits and crevices that I had to remove the rock and nuke it.

good luck.. I hate GSP with a passion.

A lot of people isolate the rock with GSP on it to avoid the headache of cutting it back.

 

let it grow onto other pieces and sell them back to your LFS or local coral enthusiasts!

 

I know what you meant lol about crevicy and I think I can cut it as it is not really a very pourous rock, but do I just use a razor blade and cut back and peel? In doing this a GSP doesnt release anythign harmful like say a Zoanthid does right? and I really do like the GSP and I also like all of the Xenia I have I like the motion it makes

 

not sure about it releasing poison. I don't thing it does. I didn't notice it releasing anything when I removed as much as I could. Just use something pointy that you can pry up the GSP, then grab and pull. Be careful to hold the rock down if it isn't stable.

 

similar experience from me

have some remnants of GSP on a single rock in the crevices, in my SPS set up (formerly mixed reef)
I keep mine in check using a fingernail
every so often, I use a fingernail and scrape some of the GSP that has escaped from the crevices and started to grow over the rock itself
once I have lifted enough to get a grip of using 2 fingers, I just peel back until it reaches the crevice and at that point it breaks off

not noticed any issues with surrounding corals, I have a largish birdsnest on top of the same rock, that shows no signs of any reaction from my removing the GSP in this method

 

thansk guys I will give it a try.