ReefAddict January 27, 2018 Share January 27, 2018 Anyone had a purple sponge that branches out and spreads like crazy. I have removed some but it comes right back. Thoughts? I’ll post pics when I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ford January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 I had a black sponge start to take off once. I used hydrogen peroxide in small doses to kill it off. If it stayed on the underside of my rocks I would have left it but it was spreading everywhere pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 I get the slippery black sponge. I have scrubbed it off rocks many times and it comes back. It acts like "glue" when it encrusts from one piece to another, makes bits of rubble into a big clump that is very hard to pull apart. I also have had bright pink sponge. It is a very slow grower, and is pretty, so it doesn't bother me. Another sponge I get is a kind of chartreuse green color. It grows in clumps, and can be picked off the rock in one piece. Sometimes I see tiny, round, white sponge balls, that look a bit like spider egg sacs. But I have never seem a purple sponge in my tanks. Do you have any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 Lol the purple sponge sounds like a blessing, not a curse! Where r u, I'd happily take some off ur hands! The others too! The black slime stuff that clumps substrate sounds annoying, but all the rest you guys mention sound like beautiful additions!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 (edited) It’s filtering and up taking nutrients. So there is a good chance it is a blessing. I would rather harvest and look at it than hair algae. Some pics sure would be neat! Edited January 30, 2018 by gmerek2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 Yeah! I was actually joking around when I said I'll take it, but I seriously would! I dunno where you are, but I would be thrilled to have some of that-in fact, any if the sponges that are bothering you guys:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrches January 31, 2018 Share January 31, 2018 Branching purple sponge...Sounds like a good problem. I would like to have some also...waiting for a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human February 17, 2018 Share February 17, 2018 Is that something that you might be interested in doing, by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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