Pineapple spong?

[Dusty650]

So many strange things I find these days. Are these pineapple sponges? I have insane amount of them in my tank.

 

[MattN]

thats what they look like to me i have them in my tank as well

 

[Dusty650]

I need to find something that will eat these... I have enough to sustain them for a very long time lol

 

[FL_Reefer]

They feed of silicates in the water. Are you using RO/DI water? The absorb silicates from the water, thus removing it. I wouldn't say there a bad thing but I would check ur water source.

 

[SLUF681]

I wouldn't be concerned IN THE LEAST. I had an outbreak when I set my tank up. In a short time, they went away. Silicates get the blame for several things in our tanks. I use RO/DI water, aragonite sand, and Reef Crystals salt.

Like a most things in our tanks, they self regulate too. As their food (whether it's Silicates or anything else) becomes scarce, the population will settle down.

 

[FL_Reefer]

Agreed! Surprised how much they do look like little pineapples, lol

 

[Engloid]

I need to find something that will eat these... I have enough to sustain them for a very long time lol

I could use something like that also. I've got a lot of sponges all over my tank...some aren't that pretty. Most are yellow but some are black.

 

[Dusty650]

Mine are all white... my file fish just looks at Em like I think I should eat you but I just don't know lol

 

[Engloid]

Does yo u r file fish eat palys?

 

[Dusty650]

He only eats aphasia and frozen brine shrimps. He plays well with all my coal

 

[Ole Man]

You are one of the lucky ones my friend,mine ate about $3000 worth of corals when the aph. was all gone.You can ask the bros at ETRC and VRJ plus the LFS the trouble I had with mine,pure nightmare! oh:

 

[Engloid]

I suspect mine eats palys. I've gotten some palys and put them in my display tank about 4 times and they never last long. I aw the filefish nip at some once, so I suspect he's the one that gets them. I may try and get him out. He did help wipe out aiptasia though. The only places I have aiptasia now are in my refugium and overflow.

 

[Ole Man]

Good luck to ya'll with the File fish!