yauger January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Anyone know what this is?? And what eats it or how can I get rid of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Looks like sponge to me. They are friendly. Good filter feeders. If you really want them gone, remove the rock and scrape/brush em off. You can use a tooth brush or a razor blade I have lots in my tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger January 24, 2016 Author Share January 24, 2016 Not a sponge I've ever seen before. Any idea if something eats this stuff? It's not hurting anything it's just unsightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 Probably what ever will eat it will also decimate your zoas and LPS in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 My vote goes for sponge as well. I've had some, what I'd consider, nuisance sponges in the past. Have you tried siphoning it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger January 25, 2016 Author Share January 25, 2016 Yeah it's attached well on the rock. So I guess I'm stuck with it for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 25, 2016 Share January 25, 2016 Be careful if you try to remove sponge while the rock is in the tank; the tiniest little bit of sponge that breaks loose can cause a tank-wide problem rather than just one area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger January 25, 2016 Author Share January 25, 2016 Be careful if you try to remove sponge while the rock is in the tank; the tiniest little bit of sponge that breaks loose can cause a tank-wide problem rather than just one area. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 The sponge attaches somewhere. Sponge can grow in darker places, so if the tiny bit gets caught under a coral, be prepared to have sponge growth preventing corals from encrusting. Not all sponges are so bad, but some are a menace. I have very pretty puffs of highlighter green sponge and encrusting bright pink sponge, both of which are slow growers and not really a problem. The pink grows between the branches of LPS corals, but because of the way those corals grow, the sponge isn't harming them. However, I also have dark gray slimy encrusting sponge which takes over really quick and grows on the undersides of corals or around their bases. That ugly stuff is is growing in all sorts of places now, which I am attributing to my attempts to remove it, since bits do manage to get away from me. It's also like glue - if two pieces of rubble are touching each other, this sponge hops over and binds the pieces together so tight that they are too hard to get apart with that slimy stuff on them. I don't think it's possible to rid the tank of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger January 26, 2016 Author Share January 26, 2016 oh man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 I have some underneath the rock. So far, I am ok with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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