What this on LR?

newsalt · 03-26-2005, 04:45 PM

I've noticed this on my live rock. Anyone know what it could be? If it's bad, how do I get rid of it?

angnak · 03-26-2005, 05:17 PM

It's a sponge. I am not sure what kind. I am sure someone else will chime in with the name. Harmless. They should, if I remember correctly, really be pink but have been bleached because of the lights in the tank and that is why they are grey now.

TDEVIL · 03-26-2005, 05:19 PM

that looks like encrusting sponges
they are filter feeders and good for the tank and feel weird

Jay

KimPossible · 03-27-2005, 02:39 PM

Check out Chondrilla (Chicken Liver Sponge) or Clathrina (Leather Latticework Sponge)
and see if any of these look like what you have.

cUddlefish · 03-27-2005, 09:26 PM

They also make a good "glue" to hold rockwork in place.

nigle · 03-28-2005, 08:53 PM

Oi!

Looks like a sponge to me too, you should be happy, if you have sponges growing on your rock, then your tanks is also happy.

Cheers!
nigle
!~!

Tarasco · 03-28-2005, 08:55 PM

Yup, it can also come in a variety of colors. I had some blue sponge and black sponge in the past. Cool stuff.

03-26-2005, 05:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 View Gallery Karma Komment	It's a sponge. I am not sure what kind. I am sure someone else will chime in with the name. Harmless. They should, if I remember correctly, really be pink but have been bleached because of the lights in the tank and that is why they are grey now. __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

03-26-2005, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
TDEVIL Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marion, INDIANA Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment	that looks like encrusting sponges they are filter feeders and good for the tank and feel weird Jay __________________ my web site <-- needs updated

03-27-2005, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Check out Chondrilla (Chicken Liver Sponge) or Clathrina (Leather Latticework Sponge) and see if any of these look like what you have. __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

03-28-2005, 08:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yup, it can also come in a variety of colors. I had some blue sponge and black sponge in the past. Cool stuff. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

03-27-2005, 09:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
cUddlefish Tubeworm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30 View Gallery Karma Komment	They also make a good "glue" to hold rockwork in place.

03-28-2005, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
nigle Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gary, Indiana Posts: 292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Oi! Looks like a sponge to me too, you should be happy, if you have sponges growing on your rock, then your tanks is also happy. Cheers! nigle !~!

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