Help ID this please...

grlindsay · 02/06/2010, 09:48 AM

No idea what this is. The rocks have been sitting in black garbage cans for 1/2 a month and before that have been in a running tank for a couple of years. not sure how this thing came along!

Thanks!

Aquarist007 · 02/06/2010, 09:50 AM

hard to tell from the picture but it could be a sponge

grlindsay · 02/06/2010, 09:53 AM

and is that good or bad?

Aquarist007 · 02/06/2010, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grlindsay

and is that good or bad?

sponges are fine

spleify · 02/06/2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by capn_hylinur

hard to tell from the picture but it could be a sponge

+1, can you get a different pic of it, so we can better ID it for you?

grlindsay · 02/06/2010, 10:26 AM

not sure how much better this one is but see if it helps...

It's about the size of a penny

spleify · 02/06/2010, 10:52 AM

Well, I put it in Photoshop and adjusted the contrast and it does look like a sponge. No worries, there good guys.

reidcrandall · 02/06/2010, 11:12 AM

Definitely sponge IMO.

grlindsay · 02/06/2010, 11:13 AM

Thanks again!

spleify · 02/06/2010, 11:17 AM

Your welcome

grlindsay · 02/06/2010, 01:57 PM

I did some more research and it looks like these are called qtip sponges. Not sure yet if they are a good or bad thing, though I did read that they may be a side affect of poor quality of water.

02/06/2010, 09:48 AM	#1
grlindsay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 16	Help ID this please... No idea what this is. The rocks have been sitting in black garbage cans for 1/2 a month and before that have been in a running tank for a couple of years. not sure how this thing came along! Thanks!

02/06/2010, 09:50 AM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	hard to tell from the picture but it could be a sponge __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/06/2010, 10:52 AM	#7
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Well, I put it in Photoshop and adjusted the contrast and it does look like a sponge. No worries, there good guys. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

02/06/2010, 11:12 AM	#8
reidcrandall Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 976	Definitely sponge IMO. __________________ Reid There is no more red house! Click my name and see my homepage for my 120g Reef w/ custom stand build! Current Tank Info: 120g Oceanic Tech In Progress

02/06/2010, 11:17 AM	#10
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Your welcome __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

02/06/2010, 09:53 AM	#3
grlindsay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 16	and is that good or bad?

02/06/2010, 10:26 AM	#6
grlindsay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 16	not sure how much better this one is but see if it helps... It's about the size of a penny

02/06/2010, 11:13 AM	#9
grlindsay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 16	Thanks again!

02/06/2010, 01:57 PM	#11
grlindsay Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 16	I did some more research and it looks like these are called qtip sponges. Not sure yet if they are a good or bad thing, though I did read that they may be a side affect of poor quality of water.