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10/28/2015, 04:47 PM
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Pinapple Sponge outbreak
Over the past few days Ive noticed more and more sponges on my live rock and glass. This happened for the first time after I added my live rock and the tank cycled. I know they are not harmful and actually beneficial but anyone know what causes these sponge outbreaks?
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10/28/2015, 04:55 PM
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Moved On
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Elevated nutrients in the water?
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10/28/2015, 04:58 PM
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Amonnia 0
nitrites 0 nitrates 0 ph 8.0 What else should I be testing for? |
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10/28/2015, 05:07 PM
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Moved On
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Maybe nutrients isn't the right word, but whatever it is that they're feeding on there must be plenty of it in the water. How old is the tank? A population bloom like this is actually quite common for new tanks. As it matures, the number of pineapple sponges will most likely decline.
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10/28/2015, 05:38 PM
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Been up and running about 4 months now. I just added more dry rock as well last week after soaking the dry rock for 3 weeks so maybe that has something to do with it.
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10/28/2015, 06:10 PM
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new tanks usually get them then some go away
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10/28/2015, 06:32 PM
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perfectly normal for 4 months they will diminish
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10/28/2015, 11:47 PM
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It's a new tank, lots of different critters colonize.
Angels love sponges 
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10/29/2015, 11:27 AM
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Wouldn't worry about them, it's a good sign
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10/29/2015, 04:46 PM
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They will self adjust their numbers based on the available nutrients.
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