Sponge growing on Duncan

[Ron448]

So I've had this Duncan frag for about 5 years now. It was two heads when I got it and now it's about 30 living with some more that have died over the years. The dead skeleton has some sponge growing in between the living heads and there are also a lot of tube worms growing on the dead skeleton. I'm hoping to do a dip to get rid of them and the only one I have on hand is coral Rx. Does anybody know if this would be sufficient to kill some sponge and some tube worms? And if not than which dip would be sufficient? Also the worms I'm talking about are named vermatids on the hitchhiker guide. They're the ones that have the long strands not feather dusters.

 

[Tweaked]

So I've had this Duncan frag for about 5 years now. It was two heads when I got it and now it's about 30 living with some more that have died over the years. The dead skeleton has some sponge growing in between the living heads and there are also a lot of tube worms growing on the dead skeleton. I'm hoping to do a dip to get rid of them and the only one I have on hand is coral Rx. Does anybody know if this would be sufficient to kill some sponge and some tube worms? And if not than which dip would be sufficient? Also the worms I'm talking about are named vermatids on the hitchhiker guide. They're the ones that have the long strands not feather dusters.

The vermatids are perfectly designed to make perfect circles in human flesh that bleeds for hours- be careful. :lol2:

I would take it out of the tank and break all snail tubes out and pull all sponge off then dip prior to putting back in. The exposure to air should also take care of most of the sponge. GL

 

[Ron448]

Thanks for the advice tweaked. How do the vermatids cause bleeding? Is it the shell when they are broken? And coral Rx isn't sufficient to kill the vermatids or the sponges?

 

[Tweaked]

Typically when grabbing a rock, they penetrate your flesh oh so perfectly

 

[Mark SF]

Thanks for the advice tweaked. How do the vermatids cause bleeding? Is it the shell when they are broken? And coral Rx isn't sufficient to kill the vermatids or the sponges?

I had a Red Bug infestation when I had a bunch of acros, now I am mostly LPS, but when I treated the tank with Sentinel, it wiped out these terrors.

Maybe treating the colony separately with a higher dosage of sentinel outside of the tank could help.

-Mark

 

[kurt_n]

So I've had this Duncan frag for about 5 years now. It was two heads when I got it and now it's about 30 living with some more that have died over the years. The dead skeleton has some sponge growing in between the living heads and there are also a lot of tube worms growing on the dead skeleton. I'm hoping to do a dip to get rid of them and the only one I have on hand is coral Rx. Does anybody know if this would be sufficient to kill some sponge and some tube worms? And if not than which dip would be sufficient? Also the worms I'm talking about are named vermatids on the hitchhiker guide. They're the ones that have the long strands not feather dusters.

Guess I'm wondering why you want the sponge and vermatids gone? Assuming it's just on the dead skeleton, it's not hurting the coral any. And if the coral is healthy, those things won't be able to grow on the living tissue of the Duncan.

Just my 2 cents, but I'd just leave it be. Dipping may rid you of the sponge, and the vermatids (for a while, until they grow back) but may also really tick off a perfectly healthy coral.