| I think I have done the impossible.
I got a nice size frag of Green Star Polyps about 2 years ago from Woodstock. They immediately took hold and expanded until they entirely covered the rock they were on and were starting to spread to other rocks rather quickly. Open every day. Looked absolutely gorgeous, healthy etc.
Then suddenly one day they did not open. I would occasionally see little tiny areas open on a given day but then the next day nothing again. This has been going on three weeks now and I am about to give up on it.
Everything tests great with my water no amonia, nitrites, nitrates, or phosphates. Calc, alk, and mg in normal ranges (though I don't have the numbers with me.)
There was only one thing that happened that I am aware of and I am not sure on the timing. We went on an aiptasia killing spree with Joe's juice to get rid of the aiptasia in the overflow. The overflow feeds directly to the sump and fuge and the fuge has my ph meter. As soon as we turned the pumps back on the ph started rising rapidly. We increased the flow in the fuge and the numbers started going back down to normal I assume through our friend dilution. I would say it was high on the meter for about an hour but I did not test the tank at the time other than watching the meter closely. We also did a large water change almost immediately. I have repeatedly run chemical tests at this point and the tests and the meter show between 8.2 and 8.4 depending on time of day.
Have I done the impossible and killed GSP? I thought it could live through anything. All of my fish and the rest of my corals are doing great. It is just the once piece.
Anybody have any ideas? I am pretty sure mine is dead but I would like an understanding of what happened so I can prevent a repeat.
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