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03/05/2012, 07:40 PM
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Sick orange sponge
I have an orange sponge that appears to be sick. Can someone please look at the attached pictures and tell me what to do. The sponge has a white fuzzy substance growing on it and it looks like the sponge is starting to decay. Thank you.
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03/05/2012, 07:50 PM
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Not a lot that can be done for sponges, You may want to try to blow the white stuff off the sponge with a PH.
What are you current water parameters? If they're allowed to touch air they can start to deteriorate rapidly.
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03/05/2012, 08:28 PM
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Thanks for the info. What do you mean by blow off with a PH? I am fighting with nitrates. Everything else is ok.
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03/05/2012, 09:42 PM
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Nitrates may be a problem for it. So may low alkalinity. Good water params are listed in my sig line. Also not all sponges tolerate bright light. THey often grow in the shadowy areas.
I think he meant blow it off with a turkey baster. If you have bristleworms in there they might help clean it up, but I'm not sure if the worms can handle sponge detritus. Their usual fare is slimier, like decaying food.
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03/06/2012, 06:50 AM
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Thanks Sk8r. This is very helpful. As I stated, I am fighting with nitrates. I am in the process of going the sump/refugium/Skimmer path from canister filtration. This is going to take a few months because I must build everything (DIY) from scratch except the tank. So, for now I will be keeping parameters in check with water changes and chemicals. Not really the way I wanted to do this. I know now I will need to do larger and more frequent changes to get this under control. Thanks again for the advice.
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03/06/2012, 10:31 AM
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03/06/2012, 12:04 PM
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Nothing you can do for the sponge. Most likely you will lose it. I have had sponges and they just decay. I've heard you need a very stable tank which can take years to achieve
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03/06/2012, 12:08 PM
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I Meant powerhead but a turkey baster will work too
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