Infestation ID

karlmarx · 07/23/2007, 05:46 PM

these things have popped up everywhere in my tank. Anyone know what they are?

katpurdy · 07/23/2007, 06:04 PM

sponge?

karlmarx · 07/23/2007, 06:08 PM

Idk they look very worm like and have bristles at the mouth. Is this charateristic of baby sponges.With all the realism simulation I have going on in the tank I wouldnt doubt that sponges spawned in the tank.

greenbean36191 · 07/23/2007, 06:11 PM

They're sponges, and adult ones at that. They're extremely common, but they tend to disappear over time.

machinas · 07/23/2007, 06:12 PM

Looks likes a Scypha sponge. They aren't a pest, I wouldn't worry about it...

aquarius77 · 07/23/2007, 06:13 PM

Bean is 100% correct. They are known as pinapple sponges.

Justin James · 07/23/2007, 06:13 PM

pineapple sponges. Very good to have. They help clean the water. They will be all over the inside of your overflow boxes, sumps, and underside of rocks in the display tank. Leave them be.

returnofsid · 07/23/2007, 06:32 PM

I agree. Pineapple sponges. They're great filter feeders and help remove nitrates and phosphates from your water. I have them growing all over the inside of my skimmer...lol.

karlmarx · 07/23/2007, 06:52 PM

Ahh ok it must have come in on the wild coral I got 1 month ago. Strange how I have never got these before in my tank. Usually always get the featherworms that make the tank spiny like a porcupine

greenbean36191 · 07/23/2007, 08:05 PM

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They're great filter feeders and help remove nitrates and phosphates from your water.

Being animals, they produce nitrate just like fish, not remove it. Filter feeding only means their food is suspended in the water, not that they improve water quality. They're eating the same thing your corals are.

loosecannon · 07/23/2007, 09:17 PM

Sycon sp. Family: sycettidae , They seldom exceed 1" . They are good for your tank.

drummereef · 07/23/2007, 09:54 PM

Most definitely Scypha Sponges (pineapple sponge). Harmeless filter feeders that tend to wax and wane in our tanks. No worries friend.

07/23/2007, 05:46 PM	#1
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	Infestation ID these things have popped up everywhere in my tank. Anyone know what they are?

07/23/2007, 06:04 PM	#2
katpurdy Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Halifax,Nova Scotia Posts: 492	sponge? __________________ 55G tall mixed reef 30G sump,2x250W10K SPS+ 2 VHO super actinic,CsS220, 130FOWLR 60Gsump. 20g long with 10g sump mixed reef Current Tank Info: 55g tall sps dominant, 30g sump css220, 2x 250W xm10k MH plus 2x 96W VHO actinic 130g FOWLR, 60g sump

07/23/2007, 06:11 PM	#4
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	They're sponges, and adult ones at that. They're extremely common, but they tend to disappear over time. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/23/2007, 06:12 PM	#5
machinas Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 131	Looks likes a Scypha sponge. They aren't a pest, I wouldn't worry about it... __________________ "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out." Current Tank Info: Little bit of everything

07/23/2007, 09:17 PM	#11
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	Sycon sp. Family: sycettidae , They seldom exceed 1" . They are good for your tank. __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt

07/23/2007, 06:08 PM	#3
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	Idk they look very worm like and have bristles at the mouth. Is this charateristic of baby sponges.With all the realism simulation I have going on in the tank I wouldnt doubt that sponges spawned in the tank.

07/23/2007, 06:13 PM	#6
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	Bean is 100% correct. They are known as pinapple sponges.

07/23/2007, 06:13 PM	#7
Justin James Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NS, Canada Posts: 510	pineapple sponges. Very good to have. They help clean the water. They will be all over the inside of your overflow boxes, sumps, and underside of rocks in the display tank. Leave them be.

07/23/2007, 06:32 PM	#8
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	I agree. Pineapple sponges. They're great filter feeders and help remove nitrates and phosphates from your water. I have them growing all over the inside of my skimmer...lol.

07/23/2007, 06:52 PM	#9
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	Ahh ok it must have come in on the wild coral I got 1 month ago. Strange how I have never got these before in my tank. Usually always get the featherworms that make the tank spiny like a porcupine

07/23/2007, 09:54 PM	#12
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Most definitely Scypha Sponges (pineapple sponge). Harmeless filter feeders that tend to wax and wane in our tanks. No worries friend. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system