Sponges

[ReefCartel]

Any of you keep sponges? (Tree Sponges, Ball sponges, Gorgonians)

Cannot expose to air, Cannot put under strong light (If non-photosynthetic), When they die must remove immediately. Ive heard many things about them until i bought a ton for myself I really started to pay attention. lol

Anything else I need to know?

Heres a pic of some sponges a couple days old and During transfer i exposed them to air for about 5 seconds. is it game over?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

is it game over?

No

Cannot put under strong light

Only to reduce algae growth.

Anything else I need to know?

If you grind up a sponge and toss it in water its cells regenerate and grow new sponges. I lost 3 sponges because my tank was too new. they are now growing back in different places in my tank.
one of them did nuke the tank, my bad, bad placement.

One thing sponges feed on is bacteria, so with along with the phyto's consider a small array of bacterial suppliment feeding . DrT mb7 Reef Bugs etc.

 

[ReefCartel]

No

Only to reduce algae growth.

If you grind up a sponge and toss it in water its cells regenerate and grow new sponges. I lost 3 sponges because my tank was too new. they are now growing back in different places in my tank.
one of them did nuke the tank, my bad, bad placement.

One thing sponges feed on is bacteria, so with along with the phyto's consider a small array of bacterial suppliment feeding . DrT mb7 Reef Bugs etc.

How did it nuke your tank? also, what early signs should i look for if its dying?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

How did it nuke your tank? also, what early signs should i look for if its dying?

I bought a rock with great sponges on a sunday, put it in the sump in an area of not enough flow and likely light. On thursday it had died off.
so rapid tissue loss on the sponge , or your corals start freaking out and dying

 

[ReefCartel]

I bought a rock with great sponges on a sunday, put it in the sump in an area of not enough flow and likely light. On thursday it had died off.
so rapid tissue loss on the sponge , or your corals start freaking out and dying

Okay, its only been the 2nd day. My orange tree sponge is showing a white powdery tint to it.

 

[ReefCartel]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Okay, its only been the 2nd day. My orange tree sponge is showing a white powdery tint to it.

oy. Could be from the air yes, but also acclimation to ph alk salinity etc. Thats reefing!

 

[florenceSC.nanoreef]

Found him growing on my lr

 

[ReefCartel]

Found him growing on my lr

Nice!

 

[florenceSC.nanoreef]

Yeah. Two more growing in the base of a old bn skeleton.

 

[cracker]

I have a really nice pink sponge living on a piece of rock that has been cooking for 6 months. Still doing great. I want to move this rock & sponge to the 75. However I'm sure the parameters between the cooking barrel & tank are very different. Particularly temp. How should I acclimate this sponge to the new tank? the color is much better than the pic shows.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Hi !
The color of this orange tree sponge is so bright. Looks awesome
How long do you have them?

- Zhenya