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jbo22 
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Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:08pm |
I have this sponge type starting to grow all over this rock, and will spread to others I am sure, what should I do to get rid of it. I am thinking it is bad.
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Mike Savage
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Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:45pm |
It's not bad, just bothersome to some people (me included) I just pull it off by hand or use a toothbrush.
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Posted: April 16 2007 at 6:53am |
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It is very good, IMO. Sponge eats bacteria. It is a sign that your tank is healthy, IMO.
If you have to move the rock it is on, try to keep the rock submergered? It will die if it hits air, and dying sponge is not good.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: April 17 2007 at 5:11pm |
It is very good for the health of a reef aquarium. If you see pictures of actual reefs, the undersides of rocks or the rocks down deep all have tons of sponge all over.
Of all the things that grow in your aquarium, there are thousands that are good and only a few that are bad. Let it grow.
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 7:44pm |
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Anything that eats that nasty black sponge that seems impossible to get rid of?
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Mike Savage
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 8:42pm |
Some large Angels and some Butterfly fish do but they are not reef safe.
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 9:15pm |
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the sponges mean you have a well established tank. and they will not take over.
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 9:28pm |
 hammerhead wrote:
the sponges mean you have a well established tank. and they will not take over. |
The sponges in my tank sure try to!
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 7:11am |
Mike Savage wrote:
hammerhead wrote:
the sponges mean you have a well established tank. and they will not take over. |
The sponges in my tank sure try to!
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Amen hehe
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