Nov 5, 2025 #1 T Tlwnd New Member View Badges Joined Aug 30, 2018 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Found this in the sump, any idea on what it could be?
Nov 6, 2025 #2 TX_REEF Kessil Fanboy View Badges Ultimate Member Reef Squad Excellence Award R2R App User DFWMAS Member My Tank Thread Joined Mar 12, 2023 Messages 5,296 Reaction score 6,241 Location Texas Rating - 100% 4 0 0 that's interesting... @ISpeakForTheSeas might have an idea?
Nov 6, 2025 #3 Dom Theoretical Reef Keeper View Badges Joined Apr 29, 2016 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 8,291 Location NY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 While it doesn't look like a typical sponge, I'm still going with sponge. If it is, let it be; it is beneficial to have.
While it doesn't look like a typical sponge, I'm still going with sponge. If it is, let it be; it is beneficial to have.
Nov 6, 2025 #4 BryanM 7500 Club Member View Badges R2R App User ThreadOfTheDay Hospitality Award SF Bay Reefer My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jun 27, 2024 Messages 8,443 Reaction score 10,417 Location Morgan Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 I would also guess sponge, hopefully someone has a definitive answer though.
Nov 6, 2025 #5 papercrab Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 1, 2025 Messages 80 Reaction score 71 Location Devon Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like some kind of sponge or tunicate colony. Any idea of what it might have come from?
Nov 6, 2025 #6 OP OP T Tlwnd New Member View Badges Joined Aug 30, 2018 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Not a clue. I added a few Ricordia, Rhodactis and a Duncan about 6 months ago. I dipped all of them prior to adding them to the tank but maybe something survived on the bases and made its way into the sump.
Not a clue. I added a few Ricordia, Rhodactis and a Duncan about 6 months ago. I dipped all of them prior to adding them to the tank but maybe something survived on the bases and made its way into the sump.
Nov 6, 2025 #7 JTP424 2500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award R2R App User Secret Santa Midwest Reefer My Tank Thread Joined Jan 10, 2022 Messages 2,762 Reaction score 3,204 Location US Rating - 0% 0 0 0 +1 for the sponge!
Nov 6, 2025 #8 StartingATank Self-Diagnosed Coral Addict View Badges R2R App User Pumpkin My Tank Thread Joined Nov 30, 2024 Messages 2,068 Reaction score 1,517 Location DFW Metroplex Rating - 100% 1 0 0 I know lots of people said sponge, but it does slightly look like a crab to me