Western_reefer
Reef keeper
I was looking at my tank, as always, and I found some black sponge!! I've never seen black sponges as hitch hikers! I got quite a bit of it too! It looks EXACTLY like this pink sponge below, just black.
WOW! Check this out!!!
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oldreefer76
New member
Awesome lets see some pics of it
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
I'll try, but its very hard to take a picture of it as its behind some tonga branch rock.
mndfreeze
Invert Sexy Time!
I just started my tank. Got a free dendro near dead head that I nurtured back to health (through my cycle even!) When I met a local reefer to get some sand to help seed my DSB, I got a tiny piece of black sponge on some rubble. I personally think the black sponges look the coolest.
ourmanflint
New member
Be careful with the black sponge I know a few people who lost whole systems to it. It can take over if not watched.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
How big were their systems? My system has a total of 300 gallons.
ourmanflint
New member
PauChi
New member
Yeah ... it's true about the Black sponge. They have this tough rubbery and smooth surface texture and they grow pretty fast too!!
What I would do is to peel them off any surface with my fingers as they come off in whatever size or shape they're formed. They're that tough. I do use some of them to act as "natural glue" to hold on to my coral base for 'scaping though.
HTH,
Paul
What I would do is to peel them off any surface with my fingers as they come off in whatever size or shape they're formed. They're that tough. I do use some of them to act as "natural glue" to hold on to my coral base for 'scaping though.
HTH,
Paul
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
The sponge I have isn't the same as in the link.
aninjaatemyshoe
New member
Does it look anything like this guy?
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Does it look anything like this guy?
No, looks EXACTLY like the pink sponge in my first post, just black in color. But that's a VERY nice tube sponge! Is that yours?
aninjaatemyshoe
New member
Yeah, it was originally a hitchhiker in a local guy's tank. It grew into that from a little 1" frag in about 5 months.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Wow! NICE!!! How big is it now?
aninjaatemyshoe
New member
Each barrel/tube is about the size of a fat man's finger, give or take.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
How many inches is that? 3? 4 inches?
aninjaatemyshoe
New member
Probably around three inches long.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Nice!
tahoe61
New member
Black sponge
Black sponge
Black sponge
I have the pictured sponge, bought a sm piece and now it is all over. Not your typical sponge though, as I have stated before, you could put it in a blender and then leave outside for 3 days in the rain and it would still come back. It was sold as a black sponge, but appears dark blue to me. If you want some PM and I would be happy to send you some, if you pay shipping.
