Creeping mass

fishtk75 · 10/30/2017, 04:14 AM

Can someone tell me what this is as growing all over my rock and corals. In the water its fizzy and gray in color. Took it out in picture to get better look at it.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/pictur...ictureid=78756

MondoBongo · 10/30/2017, 06:25 AM

that just looks like a wet coral skeleton to me.

would it provide better context to get a picture of it in the water?

billdogg · 10/30/2017, 06:59 AM

Looks like it might be an encrusting sponge, but in the water, without blue lighting, would make ID a bit easier I think

fishtk75 · 10/30/2017, 11:51 AM

Here I took two more pictures but in the water.

fishtk75 · 10/30/2017, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

that just looks like a wet coral skeleton to me.

would it provide better context to get a picture of it in the water?

Took more pictures

fishtk75 · 10/30/2017, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by billdogg

Looks like it might be an encrusting sponge, but in the water, without blue lighting, would make ID a bit easier I think

I took more pics

MondoBongo · 10/30/2017, 12:05 PM

looks like two different types of sponges to me.

that's usually a good sign when sponges start growing.

fishtk75 · 10/30/2017, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

looks like two different types of sponges to me.

that's usually a good sign when sponges start growing.

How to kill them?

EdgeN · 10/31/2017, 12:41 AM

Smother them with epoxy?

Basically your just creating a new template to build on.

fishtk75 · 10/31/2017, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by EdgeN

Smother them with epoxy?

Basically your just creating a new template to build on.

I would have to cover 80% of my rock with epoxy.

homer1475 · 10/31/2017, 04:21 AM

Sponge....

By taking the rock out of water, you probably just killed it.

Sponges show your water conditions are good, and they are very good filter feeders. No idea why anyone would want to kill them?

MondoBongo · 10/31/2017, 06:38 AM

yeah, why would you want to kill them?

most of them do a good job filtering the water, they're not hurting anything, and they look nice. there's really no reason to kill them off.

but as homer said, bringing them up out of the water probably did a good job of it. if they get air trapped in their matrix that's usually the end for them.

-edit- just fyi i have these things literally all over my tank.

fishtk75 · 10/31/2017, 08:15 AM

I should let over take the whole tank?

MondoBongo · 10/31/2017, 09:00 AM

they tend to self regulate. in my tank their growth is usually confined to shaded areas where not much else grows.

sde1500 · 10/31/2017, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Sponge....

By taking the rock out of water, you probably just killed it.

Sponges show your water conditions are good, and they are very good filter feeders. No idea why anyone would want to kill them?

If all that yellow is sponge, I'd be concerned about it growing up the skeleton of my coral like it appears to be. Most of that Euphyllia in his picture looks dead or dying.

MondoBongo · 10/31/2017, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sde1500

If all that yellow is sponge, I'd be concerned about it growing up the skeleton of my coral like it appears to be. Most of that Euphyllia in his picture looks dead or dying.

eh. i have yellow sponge growing up the side of my torch too. doesn't seem to have impacted it.

i will agree that looks in rough shape though.

fishtk75 · 10/31/2017, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sde1500

If all that yellow is sponge, I'd be concerned about it growing up the skeleton of my coral like it appears to be. Most of that Euphyllia in his picture looks dead or dying.

That why I asking all what going on as dying is it the creeping thing?

fishtk75 · 10/31/2017, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

they tend to self regulate. in my tank their growth is usually confined to shaded areas where not much else grows.

That is what I need help on as this thing are not in shaded areas and taking over.

fishtk75 · 11/04/2017, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

eh. i have yellow sponge growing up the side of my torch too. doesn't seem to have impacted it.

i will agree that looks in rough shape though.

So how you start to see what wrong?

10/30/2017, 04:14 AM	#1
fishtk75 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,530	Creeping mass Can someone tell me what this is as growing all over my rock and corals. In the water its fizzy and gray in color. Took it out in picture to get better look at it. http://reefcentral.com/forums/pictur...ictureid=78756

10/30/2017, 06:25 AM	#2
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	that just looks like a wet coral skeleton to me. would it provide better context to get a picture of it in the water? __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

10/30/2017, 06:59 AM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Looks like it might be an encrusting sponge, but in the water, without blue lighting, would make ID a bit easier I think __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

10/30/2017, 11:51 AM	#4
fishtk75 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,530	More pictures Here I took two more pictures but in the water.

10/30/2017, 12:05 PM	#7
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	looks like two different types of sponges to me. that's usually a good sign when sponges start growing. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

10/31/2017, 12:41 AM	#9
EdgeN Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Overlook Hotel, CO Posts: 108	Smother them with epoxy? Basically your just creating a new template to build on.

10/31/2017, 04:21 AM	#11
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Sponge.... By taking the rock out of water, you probably just killed it. Sponges show your water conditions are good, and they are very good filter feeders. No idea why anyone would want to kill them? __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/31/2017, 06:38 AM	#12
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	yeah, why would you want to kill them? most of them do a good job filtering the water, they're not hurting anything, and they look nice. there's really no reason to kill them off. but as homer said, bringing them up out of the water probably did a good job of it. if they get air trapped in their matrix that's usually the end for them. -edit- just fyi i have these things literally all over my tank. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

10/31/2017, 08:15 AM	#13
fishtk75 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,530	I should let over take the whole tank?

10/31/2017, 09:00 AM	#14
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	they tend to self regulate. in my tank their growth is usually confined to shaded areas where not much else grows. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.