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Unread 04/01/2006, 09:00 AM   #1
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White sponge

How can get rid of this white sponge Clathrina sp, I've tried to clean my coral who are infested but with no succes.



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Unread 04/01/2006, 09:46 AM   #2
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Wow, never seen anyone with a problem like that. Maybe you should get a big angel, a lot of them eat sponge!


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:25 PM   #3
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I think it may be risky for the sarcophyton and Discosoma


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:31 PM   #4
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Yes, that was a bit of a sarcastic response. I am guessing manuall removal will be about the only possibility. Perhaps you can find a nudibranch that will eat it. MAny of them are sponge feeders as well.


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:33 PM   #5
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I already put one for my aptasias and still waiting for result and for the sponge I did it twice manually.


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:36 PM   #6
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I have the same sponge in my refugium. I don't worry about it because nobody see it but me. I figuire that the tank is trying to balance itself.


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:45 PM   #7
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What size is the tank? 150 gal? If so, it will take more than 1 bergia to make a dent in an aptasia problem.

I would search for a species of nudi that eat sponge, and try several. That or manual removeal.


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Unread 04/01/2006, 01:45 PM   #8
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I got a very big starpolyp and when the light goe's on the starpolyp are still close and the sponge start over in it again, and now it's start on the rock of one of my sarcophyton.


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Unread 04/02/2006, 09:21 AM   #9
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Wow, never seen anyone with a problem like that.
I agree. You could probably find someone to buy some of that.


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