white sponge growing on live rock
Jan 9, 2019 #2 sponges are usually a good thing. Thread starter sheracr123; Start date Mar 19, 2002; 1; 2; Next . on one of my rock with polyps i have this white fungi kind of thing slowly creeping and taking over the rock what ⦠Ime it has always been coraline algae dying back and bleaching out. tunbos1. Live Rock provides the base on which all your corals will grow, and plenty of holes for your frag plugs to fit nicely in. how to rid if bad? Firstly I've had some weird white growth (kinda tube-like) growing on my live rock. There are actually many, many things that live in an aquarium, especially if you already have some livestock inside. Looks like bird crap...Ideas ? I have started to see that my rocks are getting covered with some spaghetti looking stuff. However, these are typically small specimens of a few specialized species. Update : live rock is rock from the ocean which had micro organisims living on it. I have a 55 gallon saltwater tank, and just noticed there are about 5 or 6 little white plants growing on it, they are about a quarter of an inch big, and have a little flair on the top of ⦠I was using unfiltered ocean water ⦠Iâve even seen a few large sponges do fine in bare-bottom tanks, too. Since they both adapted to live in seawater corals and sponges need the same suite of elements like iodine, strontium, potassium etc. That's why i think it might have a pretty good chance of surviving. Location Chelsea. Mar 15, 2005 #5 I've read that coraline ⦠However they are ⦠From the Red Sea on out to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sponge, Latrunculia corticata (pictured) is about the best red Sponge choice going (2).. Clathria (shown) are encrusting forms that come out of the Caribbean and Far East, and do very well in captivity (1's). I've even seen a bristle worm & recently a short white centipede looking bug. Mar 15, 2005 #4 Yeah, its just bleached coraline algae. Here we define efflorescence and we describe what causes this white powdery growth or stain on building ⦠sheracr123 Member. started by Trueno22, Nov 19, 2008. I have some stuff growing on my rocks I can only describe as a white sponge. It almost looks like cotton fuzz attached to the rock and it sways softly with the current. > White Sponge Taking Over! System startup is an exciting time, not only is it the start of a project, its the time when the first organisms are put in the tank as live rock.Rock harvested from a reef is covered in things not normally seen in the wild as we dont usually get sufficiently close to see them, being as tiny as they are. 7 Aug 2018 #1 good day hope you all well ? Stuff encrusts and never dies. It's growing like a ⦠The networks ⦠Can someone please point me to the right direction? It was there before I got the tank, but it has grown since the move. What is this white blob growing on or over my live rock? I set up the tank with it and cured it for two months. Next Last. Sponges differ from all other marine invertebrates in that they have no true tissues or organs. Discussion in 'ID This!' Your live rock aquarium needs more light than a tank that only has fish because some macroalgae need light in order to grow properly. It is cool to watch it change. Ideally the salt water has been aged for three or more days. It provides protection, shade, food, and even acts as a nursery. The white growth on your rock is an early state of red algae. I thought that fully cured live rock was supposed to have no inhabitants besides the algae growing on it? I have noticed recently some white fuzz on a portion of one of my live rocks. I remember this stuff first started showing up right after a heterotrophic bacterial bloom that I had cleared away. Leuconid sponges grow to over 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter, and the fact that growth in any direction increases the number of choanocyte chambers enables them to take a wider range of forms, for example "encrusting" sponges whose shapes follow those of the surfaces to which they attach. The tiny plant like stuff could be anything. It's pretty cool to see what stuff grows in ⦠Feb 21, 2005 10 0 0. things live on it. Help : white fungi/sponge on live rock with polyps. This appeared about a month ago and seems to be growing in size. I've suddenly gotten a surge of this strange, white/clear slime (I'm not even that sure what to call it) in various places in my tank. over the past couple of months i white cotton like stuff has started growing in my marine tank. It gets weird little bits of rocks and stuff and generally seems to be going a bit browny. Orchids are perceived as difficult and hard to grow. 3reef Aquarium Forums. it helps filter your water . A white sponge growing on a bare rock face. I may try just putting it in the shade if things turn south but so far it is looking good. Live Rock and the various creatures on it was the single biggest pull for me to try out a reef aquarium after owning several freshwater setups. The rock is Manado. Thread starter Nabzo; Start date 7 Aug 2018; N. Nabzo. You'll probably notice copepods, mushrooms, and feather dusters coming out as well. I actually have a ton of native sponges on the backs of all of my live rock, one of them is massive, bigger than a softball if you rolled it up into a ball. They are solid white, and have a hollow core. If sponges are taking over just cut them and sell them. Description: Called either the Australian White Lightning Sponge, Lightening Sponge, or White Stripe Sponge, these incredible sponges out of Australia add both color and a dramatic contrast to any reef aquarium. Photo Date: 2011 July 25. do some resurch if you had a marine tank youd know what im on about T. Terpmjn AC Members. Thank you people...i finally have the pictures attached. They have a feather duster looking protrusion coming from the tip of the main body. 01-26-2012, 01:43 PM. 07-14-2011, 06:14 AM #6. Sponges are susceptible to drying out when transported on un-cured live rock and can cause problems if placed in your tank, uncycled. rich Member. HTH . White plant type things growing on my Saltwater Live Rock? Totally normal when live rock with good growth is dropped in a tank with less then ideal conditions. Location Bergen county . There is also some to the upper right between the circle and the snail. All freshwater and most shallow-water marine sponges have leuconid bodies. 12 0 0. Not sure if there are critter living in them or can i remove them? You have to remember that even in the ocean these inhabitants only get about 12 hours of light in a day. But in the ocean, live sponges can be found in an infinite variety of colors and shapes. 1 of 2 Go to page. MUCHO REEF. But when cycled live rock (carrying sponges) is carefully transplanted to a tank, they can ⦠Coraline algae, for example, depend on getting the right amount of light. It's white, long and it can grow in complete darkness. that are blooming into white, green and orange mini flower looking things. As you can see here, off the rock between a polyp. The polyps are extended and look happy. Stuff Growing On Rock 12/4/12 Hello Bob
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