Duncan coral

[Reefgirl0412]

Hello everyone, I've had my duncan coral for a few months and it is growing a new head on it, however, today I noticed that the skeleton has a bunch of bumps on it. Can someone please tell me what is going on? The perameters are as follows: nitrite 0, ammonia 0, nitrate 14, phos 0, alk 7.9, ph 7.9 (always like this), ca 420, mag 1276. Thank you in advance!

 

[dedragon]

most likely just some sort of sponge growth, but I cant really see it in the photo is it something like this?

White fungus/sponge please help!!!

Hi reefers, I have had this white sponge looking thing growing in a shaded area of my tank now it's spreading and kinda looks like a sponge but maybe it could be a fungus how should it be dealt with.

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[Tuan’s Reef]

Looks almost like sponge growth

edit: someone beat me to the punch in mere nano seconds lol

 

[Reefgirl0412]

It doesn't really look like sponge. It's the same color as the coral skeleton

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

try scraping at it with a tweezer. a simple microscope can be your friend

 

[lapin]

Some pictures of sponge growth

White sponge kind of growth on my rocks

Hi All, I have below kind of growth all over my live rocks, I am not sure whether it is harmful for the ecosystem, it keeps growing all over. Is there a way to control it? Should i take each rock and clean up ? Any suggestions? harmful for the fishes and others.

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[Reefgirl0412]

If it is a sponge, is that something to worry about?

 

[tREEFarm]

Looks like some type of sponge to me as well. Can you take a soft brush and see if you can remove it? If it's easier, do it after lights out so the polyps aren't as much in the way.

 

[dedragon]

no you dont really need to worry about sponges, most of the time they just grow in the dark and corals arent bothered. Even if they get large it is very easy to remove them

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Some species of sponge can be fast growing and invasive, but for the majority of them they are harmless and shows signs of maturity. Keep your eyes on it but don't be stressed over it.

 

[Uncle99]

Looks open and happy. Super resilient coral.
Phosphate at 0 ( if that’s correct) is not a good number, with 14 nitrate, your asking for the development of Cyano or Dino’s. It would also starve your corals.
Should be 0.05-.2ppm, in that range but stable.
MG is too low, bump that to 1350-1450ppm.

 

[Reefgirl0412]

no you dont really need to worry about sponges, most of the time they just grow in the dark and corals arent bothered. Even if they get large it is very easy to remove them

Ok thank you

 

[Reefgirl0412]

Looks open and happy. Super resilient coral.
Phosphate at 0 ( if that’s correct) is not a good number, with 14 nitrate, your asking for the development of Cyano or Dino’s. It would also starve your corals.
Should be 0.05-.2ppm, in that range but stable.
MG is too low, bump that to 1350-1450ppm.

I meant to say 1376 on my magnesium. My bad

 

[Reefgirl0412]

Looks open and happy. Super resilient coral.
Phosphate at 0 ( if that’s correct) is not a good number, with 14 nitrate, your asking for the development of Cyano or Dino’s. It would also starve your corals.
Should be 0.05-.2ppm, in that range but stable.
MG is too low, bump that to 1350-1450ppm.

Very pretty tank

 

[Reefgirl0412]

I scrubbed it off with a toothbrush and it came off. ticked off my coral, really hoping it is sponge. Thanks everyone! Happy reefing!