ID This Please?!?
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Mr D smack
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Maybe a sponge. Have you touched it? The pic is hard to tell
Aqua Man 07
fastest reefer on 2wheels
looks like some sponge
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smoothdog
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Unless you are feeding fine particulate food multiple times a day, I'd be willing to bet that is sponge. Tunicates are filter feeders and generally die from starvation in common reef tanks. They need a specialized environment where they get fed throughout the day and can handle the heavy feeding load. Are you sure what you are seeing in the sump isn't pineapple sponges?
MichaelDavid
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ID This Please?!?
Its a hitchhiker sponge. Its a good filter feedingsponge. Only thing thats bad is that it might suffocate the zoas its on by growing over it. You can easily remove it with your hands by gently scraping it away with your nails.
Its a hitchhiker sponge. Its a good filter feedingsponge. Only thing thats bad is that it might suffocate the zoas its on by growing over it. You can easily remove it with your hands by gently scraping it away with your nails.
VisionsOfSalt
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Tweezers can help get between the zoa polyps if you go the route of manual removal
STLTim
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I'll consider it, If it's not harmful i'm not too worried and will see how it plays out. Also smoothdog I think you're right about the pineapple sponge.
I'm so glad I have this forum. Can't tell you how many google searches of "clear tube t hings reef tank" and different variations of that I've tried to do with no luck. A quick "pineapple sponge reef" search and there it is!
I would have a dead aquarium without this club!
I'm so glad I have this forum. Can't tell you how many google searches of "clear tube t hings reef tank" and different variations of that I've tried to do with no luck. A quick "pineapple sponge reef" search and there it is!
I would have a dead aquarium without this club!
