Pineapple sponge take over **HELP**
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Topic: Pineapple sponge take over **HELP**
Posted By: solofish731
Subject: Pineapple sponge take over **HELP**
Date Posted: June 16 2017 at 8:33am
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My display tank and sump are being taken over by pineapple sponge how do I get rid of it. Everybody tells me that they aren't bad but they are taking over my frags please help ------------- 65 gal reef tank |
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: June 16 2017 at 9:47am
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They are wonderful, let them go. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: sleepingdeep
Date Posted: June 16 2017 at 11:18am
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they thrive in low flow areas. your options are: 1. increase flow 2. manual removal. (they'll just regrow) 3. find something that will eat them (maybe some kind of nudi) they shouldn't take over your corals or anything, so like adam, id say let them go, but its your tank.
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Posted By: kevin.st
Date Posted: June 16 2017 at 12:05pm
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Posted By: solofish731
Date Posted: June 16 2017 at 12:18pm
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They're growing on my frag plugs and the frag's don't fully come out ------------- 65 gal reef tank |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: June 17 2017 at 8:34am
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I think sponge is cooler than frags, but I guess you could up the water flow. And airate the flow. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: June 20 2017 at 12:00am
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Can you post a picture of them? ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: June 20 2017 at 1:43pm
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Yeah, a pic might be a good idea. I've never known Pineapple (Scypha Sponge pic below) Sponge to bother any coral. Maybe it's something else or maybe something else in the system is bothering the coral. Aloha, Mark  808-345-1049  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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