What is this?

[marki24]

I have something growing and I dont know what it is. Does anyone know What it is? Its right in the center of the rock like a light green color.

 

[Deanos]

Sponge. Absolutely reef-safe. I'd be more concerned with getting rid of the aiptasia.

 

[marki24]

its it going to get bigger?

 

[Domboski]

The sponge will grow. You should try to get an id on it. Maybe you can actually get a Nudibranch that eats that type of sponge.

Before you do anything though, I would do something about what Deanos is talking about

 

[nanoreefer22]

It may or may not . When I've had them in my tank they either grew realllllllllllllllllly slow or didnt grow at all.

As Dean said get rid of those aiptasia.

 

[nanoreefer22]

The sponge will grow. You should try to get an id on it. Maybe you can actually get a Nudibranch that eats that type of sponge.

Before you do anything though, I would do something about what Deanos is talking about

Just curious, but why would he go through the trouble of getting a nudibranch to eat something thats perfectly reef safe?
-Kris

 

[marki24]

is the aiptasia the one with the brown tip? And how can i get rid of that?

 

[nanoreefer22]

The aiptasia are the flower looking things, I'm at a loss for a better description. They are the brown things with the tentacles.

You can use Joes Juice or Kalkwasser to get rid of them.

 

[marki24]

Should i get a copperband to eat it? I currently have a Maroon Clownfish, Dominal Damsel, yellow tang and a blue Velvet Damsel, would the copperband go fine with these fish?

 

[Deanos]

What size tank and how old is it?

 

[nanoreefer22]

What size tank is this?? And I really think that Kalking them woud be a lot easier.

I'm not 100% sure but I think the copperband would get picked on by the tang. Also they're a fragile fish too.

 

[marki24]

30 gallon and 14 months old

 

[nanoreefer22]

Definately a NO on the copperband. The tang shouldn't really even be in a tank anywhere that small. Use Kalk or Joes juice, the tank is just too small to add anymore fish.

 

[marki24]

I am not planning on adding anymore fish. Thanks for the help

 

[nanoreefer22]

I am not planning on adding anymore fish. Thanks for the help

The tank, sadly, is still way to small for a yellow tang

 

[marki24]

is this fine? http://www.petsolutions.com/Kalkwasser-I-48140182-I-.aspx

 

[Domboski]

Just curious, but why would he go through the trouble of getting a nudibranch to eat something thats perfectly reef safe?
-Kris

I was thinking it would be cool to be able to keep a Nudibranch and actually have it thrive. I have two different sponges and thet grow fast, I am surprised that yours grow slow. Is it bad for them to grow fast? Mine spread onto the neighboring live rocks and actually took over a full piece for themselves.

 

[nanoreefer22]

I was thinking it would be cool to be able to keep a Nudibranch and actually have it thrive. I have two different sponges and thet grow fast, I am surprised that yours grow slow. Is it bad for them to grow fast? Mine spread onto the neighboring live rocks and actually took over a full piece for themselves.

I guess it comes down to preference, that looks just like one of the types I had. Never really did much of anything. On the other hand I had this yellow sponge that grew like there was no tmrw. I like the yellow contrasting with purple coralline, it actually looked cool.

I guess I'm still against the nudibranch, because what happens when the sponges are gone, how does the nudibranch thrive or even survive then?

 

[Domboski]

You're right. It depends on the Nudibranch and sponge. Some sponges grow much faster than the nudibranch could eat. I used to have two purple Nudi's for a long time until a sponge fell off one of my pumps and ocourse both got sucked in.

 

[ellebelle]

I have sponges all over my tank and they grow like crazy - I lost all but one polyp of some pretty pink zoos to one sponge. I had to pick a different one out of my pipe organ coral because it was starting to grow up into the pipes. I also have another one growing on another big zoo rock. They're pretty - just wish they would stop growing on my corals!

You could try getting some peppermint shrimp to eat the aiptasia. I have two, and they ate the one aiptasia bloom I had. Now they're just sort of cool to watch under the moonlights.