Can anyone ID

The_Browns · 01/09/2008, 09:39 PM

Alright, we have been cycling for about a week now. I am noticing 2 different type of something. Can anyone ID?

harryk · 01/09/2008, 09:44 PM

1st pic looks like some sort of sponge. not sure of the second pic

smontanus · 01/09/2008, 10:08 PM

agree...1st pick looks like a sponge. 2nd pick maybe a sponge also. Really hard to see. Can you post a sharper image of the second one?

The_Browns · 01/09/2008, 10:17 PM

I am trying to get a better picture of the 2nd one. having a hard time

The_Browns · 01/09/2008, 10:31 PM

I got a better picture of the 2nd

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 07:20 AM

Bump for the morning crew.

erendon · 01/10/2008, 08:02 AM

Both look like a type of sponge.

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 09:03 AM

Does anyone know for sure what the second one is?

sm51498 · 01/10/2008, 10:45 AM

looks like a sponge to me, no real way to be absolutely sure.

Kevomac · 01/10/2008, 11:01 AM

Second one looks almost like the "slime" for lack of a better word that's often left behind when a coral or something similar dies. When you move the rock around, does it make a cloud in the water? If you're just cycling, it could be a sponge or something similar that died. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kevomac
When you move the rock around, does it make a cloud in the water?

Nope.

rustybucket145 · 01/10/2008, 11:25 AM

Sponge X 2

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 11:27 AM

So, since the tank is cycling, It will all die off as expected correct?

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 02:15 PM

Should I worry about this stuff in the picture?

lancer99 · 01/10/2008, 02:58 PM

No easy answer as to will they die off during the cycle....depends entirely on the tank conditions & any food sources.

If they don't, you might want to keep an eye on the second one -- it looks like an invasive species. The first ones look okay.

HTH,
-R

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 03:01 PM

invasive species...

not_sponsored · 01/10/2008, 03:11 PM

IME sponges usually grow on the bottom of rocks or in the shade, not directly on top like the second one. If it were me i'd take it out and scrub it.

The_Browns · 01/10/2008, 06:35 PM

I took out the rock and sprayed it off good, All gone! Lets see if it comes back

The_Browns · 01/22/2008, 10:00 PM

It came right back. My tank is done cycling, are levels are good so I will leave it up to the clean up crew.....

01/09/2008, 09:39 PM	#1
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	Can anyone ID Alright, we have been cycling for about a week now. I am noticing 2 different type of something. Can anyone ID? __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/09/2008, 10:17 PM	#4
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	I am trying to get a better picture of the 2nd one. having a hard time __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank Last edited by The_Browns; 01/09/2008 at 10:31 PM.

01/09/2008, 10:31 PM	#5
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	I got a better picture of the 2nd __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 07:20 AM	#6
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	Bump for the morning crew. __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 08:02 AM	#7
erendon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, Il. Posts: 444	Both look like a type of sponge. __________________ He who tries and fails is wiser than he who does not try out of fear of failure. Current Tank Info: 180 Gal Reef, DYI fuge/sump, 3x 250's, 1400 K phoenix.

01/09/2008, 09:44 PM	#2
harryk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 262	1st pic looks like some sort of sponge. not sure of the second pic

01/09/2008, 10:08 PM	#3
smontanus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ketchikan, Alaska Posts: 31	agree...1st pick looks like a sponge. 2nd pick maybe a sponge also. Really hard to see. Can you post a sharper image of the second one?

01/10/2008, 09:03 AM	#8
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	Does anyone know for sure what the second one is? __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 10:45 AM	#9
sm51498 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 117	looks like a sponge to me, no real way to be absolutely sure.

01/10/2008, 11:01 AM	#10
Kevomac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mesquite, Tx. Posts: 562	Second one looks almost like the "slime" for lack of a better word that's often left behind when a coral or something similar dies. When you move the rock around, does it make a cloud in the water? If you're just cycling, it could be a sponge or something similar that died. I wouldn't worry about it too much. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own" Mythbusters

01/10/2008, 11:25 AM	#12
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Sponge X 2 __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

01/10/2008, 11:27 AM	#13
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	So, since the tank is cycling, It will all die off as expected correct? __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 02:15 PM	#14
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	Should I worry about this stuff in the picture? __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 02:58 PM	#15
lancer99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 1,100	No easy answer as to will they die off during the cycle....depends entirely on the tank conditions & any food sources. If they don't, you might want to keep an eye on the second one -- it looks like an invasive species. The first ones look okay. HTH, -R

01/10/2008, 03:01 PM	#16
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	invasive species... __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/10/2008, 03:11 PM	#17
not_sponsored Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hiding Posts: 341	IME sponges usually grow on the bottom of rocks or in the shade, not directly on top like the second one. If it were me i'd take it out and scrub it.

01/10/2008, 06:35 PM	#18
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	I took out the rock and sprayed it off good, All gone! Lets see if it comes back __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank

01/22/2008, 10:00 PM	#19
The_Browns Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,046	It came right back. My tank is done cycling, are levels are good so I will leave it up to the clean up crew..... __________________ Mike & Jenn Current Tank Info: 120g DT and 35g frag tank