Anyone want to come here and trim sponge?

[AntFarm]

I'm in East Northport. New to the hobby but could be interesting...

 

[tank121]

Rock Beauty Angelfish

Rock Beauty angelfish, Holocanthus tricolor, are a fairly common Caribbean angelfish found mostly on the outer reefs in just about any depth of water

www.kpaquatics.com

Just add this to your tank. Your sponges will be gone in no time.

 

[Paul B]

Antfarm, it is delicate work for the most part and I have been doing it but it is an ongoing job. Kind of tiring but if you want to take a stab at it I can PM you my address. I am near Riverhead.

Tank121. I have had those and moorish Idols over the years and nothing touches this particular sponge as it is to tough. It is also photosynthetic so unlike most sponges that fish eat.

This stuff is like leather and hard to tear with your hands. It's this blue stuff.

 

[AntFarm]

pm sent.

 

[Miami Reef]

Photosynthetic? Will a blackout help?

 

[Paul B]

Photosynthetic? Will a blackout help?

No, it would take months for it to disappear. It also filters water so mot completely photosynthetic

 

[Nano15g]

There are like ten million people in New York most of whom I don't know. I can't believe no fish Geeks with nothing to do don't live near me.

How you doing i live in Poughkeepsie ny maybe we can work somthing out lmn tu

 

[Paul B]

Nano15g. Thanks. But you are kind of far from me, like a couple of hours.

Ant farm is a lot closer but thanks. I will have to figure out when I can do this. I did remove much of it from my hammer corals and luckily my cast was removed today and now I have a removable one so I should be able to manage.

I probably will be able to get to it myself now but thanks for the offer to help.

 

[Miami Reef]

@Paul B

Can you theoretically drain the tank to expose the sponge to air? Won’t that kill them?

 

[Paul B]

No that will not kill them. A blast furnace or maybe a bath in Anthrax may though.

 

[Tamberav]

I have some of this sponge in my tank. It’s pretty! Definitely hardy though and I can see how it could get out of hand after 50 years.

 

[Paul B]

You think!!!!.