00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[ShakeyGizzard]

Very cool! Yes, it does look like a Cooper's hawk. We get them down here, along with Red-Tail hawks and any number of other birds of prey, including Eagles. I have a picture of an Eagle sitting on a house across the water from me. It's very cool when the buzzards or vultures are eating something and an Eagle shows up. All the other birds scatter and take off.


Ok, you've piqued my interest in this "shop" you speak of. I need more info on it.


Of the Rocky Mountain variety?

its in my build thread, little rough, but I do a lot of woodwork down there

 

[00W]

Going on 3 weeks without a water change...

 

[CoralB]

Hey guys does any one know what this is ? It just moved my flower anemone which was hiding this . This is the black sponge I was talking about which now I’m not sure .

 

[CoralB]

 

[tbrown]

Hey guys does any one know what this is ? It just moved my flower anemone which was hiding this . This is the black sponge I was talking about which now I’m not sure .

Looks like a sponge with a bunch of spirobid or spionid worms growing underneath.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I think Miami is in trouble lol

 

[CoralB]

Looks like a sponge with a bunch of spirobid or spionid worms growing underneath.

I thought it was a black sponge but now I’m not sure . I cleared the take of all that I could find and did a week of peroxide and it is still growing on the sides of my glass . And today the flower anemone moved from a location he’s been for over 4 years , to find it growing where he was just sitting . Do you have any suggestions as to what I Could use to get rid of it ?

 

[tharbin]

Hey, mister, that's no crawd... er, um, crawFISH!

Hmmm, nobody on here calls them crayfish?

 

[tbrown]

Hmmm, nobody on here calls them crayfish?

We're not from New York silly!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Looks like a sponge with a bunch of spirobid or spionid worms growing underneath.

That was going to be my guess as well!

 

[00W]

Good morning Joe! You’re off most of the week if I remember correctly?

Hi Kev!
Yes, we're closed until Saturday!!

 

[tbrown]

I thought it was a black sponge but now I’m not sure . I cleared the take of all that I could find and did a week of peroxide and it is still growing on the sides of my glass . And today the flower anemone moved from a location he’s been for over 4 years , to find it growing where he was just sitting . Do you have any suggestions as to what I Gould test it with ?

I don't. Unfortunately my experience with most sponges has been good. I had one sponge that was toxic and killed corals - I removed the rocks it was on, exposed them to air, rinsed really good, and repeated until they were gone.

The good news is, it's less likely to be toxic if your RFA was hanging out unbothered by it.

 

[CoralB]

Looks like a sponge with a bunch of spirobid or spionid worms growing underneath.

I did have a abundant of bumble bee snails for the worms they obviously couldn’t get to them because of the flower anemone was there .

 

[CoralB]

I don't. Unfortunately my experience with most sponges has been good. I had one sponge that was toxic and killed corals - I removed the rocks it was on, exposed them to air, rinsed really good, and repeated until they were gone.

The good news is, it's less likely to be toxic if your RFA was hanging out unbothered by it.

In the past I’ve lost a couple of coral to this . You think it could become toxic ?

 

[tbrown]

I did have a abundant of bumble bee snails for the worms they obviously couldn’t get to them because of the flower anemone was there .

Both sponges and spirobid/spionid worms point to an excess or nutrients and potentially high TSS (total suspended solids). The fact that you have filter feeders is a good sign (usually) of a healthy tank that is self sustaining. Besides being an eyesore, in my opinion, if they're not bothering anything, the sponges stay. Spionid/spirorbid can go. Bumblebees are great.

 

[00W]

I have this everywhere in my tank.
I'm considering it purple, not black, but my tank is mostly white for lightning.
I've never thought anything of it, good or bad but considered almost all sponge to be beneficial.

 

[tbrown]

In the past I’ve lost a couple of coral to this . You think it could become toxic ?

Keep in mind, color isn't indicative of anything when it comes to sponges really. You could have 3 different black sponges in your tank, all 3 completely unrelated. 1, 2, or all 3 could be completely harmless or toxic. Some are toxic only to close by corals, some to the whole tank, and some even to humans.

 

[00W]

Both sponges and spirobid/spionid worms point to an excess or nutrients and potentially high TSS (total suspended solids). The fact that you have filter feeders is a good sign (usually) of a healthy tank that is self sustaining. Besides being an eyesore, in my opinion, if they're not bothering anything, the sponges stay. Spionid/spirorbid can go. Bumblebees are great.

Well said Tim and I +1 all the way.

 

[00W]

I thought it was a black sponge but now I’m not sure . I cleared the take of all that I could find and did a week of peroxide and it is still growing on the sides of my glass . And today the flower anemone moved from a location he’s been for over 4 years , to find it growing where he was just sitting . Do you have any suggestions as to what I Could use to get rid of it ?

I've also had a lot of this sponge impervious to eradication no matter how hard I tried.

 

[CoralB]

Both sponges and spirobid/spionid worms point to an excess or nutrients and potentially high TSS (total suspended solids). The fact that you have filter feeders is a good sign (usually) of a healthy tank that is self sustaining. Besides being an eyesore, in my opinion, if they're not bothering anything, the sponges stay. Spionid/spirorbid can go. Bumblebees are great.

But there are killing my corals , I’ve been taking rocks out or moving coral to keep them from sure death . It’s been going on for about a year . The first time it killed my Garth bonsai which was about a foot and a half tall . I keep removing it only for it to come back . I really don’t want to tear down this tank .