Description

 

🌿 Green Star Polyps (GSP)

Vibrant, Hardy, and Mesmerizing Soft Coral for Reef Aquariums

Add a lush, glowing carpet of life to your reef tank with Green Star Polyps (GSP)—one of the most visually captivating and beginner-friendly corals in the marine aquarium world. With their bright neon green polyps and waving tentacles, GSP create a living “lawn” effect that adds motion, texture, and vibrant color to any aquascape. Whether you’re just starting your reef journey or looking to fill in an open space with something hardy and fast-growing, GSP is a top-tier choice.

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🌊 Coral Profile

• Type: Soft Coral
• Lighting: Moderate to High
• Flow: Moderate to High
• Placement: Bottom to Back Wall or Islands
• Growth Form: Encrusting Mat (Purple Base)
• Coloration: Fluorescent green polyps with a purple mat
• Difficulty: Beginner
• Aggression: Low (can overgrow neighbors)

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🌱 Growth & Care

GSP are well-loved for their fast growth and tolerance to a wide range of conditions. They will quickly encrust rocks, glass, overflows, and even the back wall of your aquarium, creating a mesmerizing green field that dances in the current. This coral thrives under moderate to strong lighting and appreciates moderate to strong water flow, which helps keep its polyps extended and free of debris.

Although they are hardy, GSP do best in stable water parameters, with adequate calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium levels to support healthy tissue and growth. Their tolerance makes them an excellent coral for newer reef keepers, but they can become invasive if not placed carefully.

💡 Pro Tip: To control spreading, isolate GSP on its own rock island or away from other corals, as it can overtake slower-growing neighbors.

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🧪 Ideal Water Parameters

• Salinity: 1.024–1.026
• Temperature: 24–27°C (75–81°F)
• Alkalinity: 8–12 dKH
• Calcium: 400–450 ppm
• Magnesium: 1250–1350 ppm
• Nitrate: 1–10 ppm
• Phosphate: 0.01–0.1 ppm

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🧡 Why Choose Green Star Polyps?

✔️ Beginner-Friendly: GSP are incredibly forgiving and adapt easily to different environments.
✔️ Eye-Catching: Fluorescent green polyps glow under blue light for a stunning nighttime display.
✔️ Fast-Growing: Perfect for quickly filling in empty spaces or creating a lush background.
✔️ Peaceful Coral: Non-aggressive, making them compatible with most reef-safe livestock.
✔️ Low Maintenance: Minimal feeding required—benefits from trace elements and occasional broadcast feeding.

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🔁 Feeding & Supplementation

GSP are photosynthetic and derive most of their energy from light via their symbiotic zooxanthellae. However, they also benefit from occasional feeding of coral foods such as phytoplankton, marine snow, or powdered reef blends. Dosing with trace elements like iodine and strontium may improve polyp extension and coloration.

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📦 What You’ll Receive

Each frag or colony of GSP is mounted on a frag plug or small rock, encrusted with a healthy purple mat and fully extended polyps. All corals are aquacultured and handled with care for safe, stress-free arrival.

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