Good sponge, bad sponge?
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Love me some sponges. I think I've only read about a type of invasive sponge once. I see sponges as a sign of a healthy maturing tank. I have sponges all over the rocks in shaded areas.
This is the rock my 10yo bubble coral is on. Its like its own little eco system.
This is the rock my 10yo bubble coral is on. Its like its own little eco system.
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Subsea
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I like sponges as well. While the cryptic ones don’t look especially cool, I know that they are enhancing water parameters thru their biofiltration.
Cryptic sponges consume DOC & POC. and they produce DIC and energy rich detritus that feeds the microbial loop. Dutch researches documented that cryptic sponges would double in density every 2 hours from weight of particulates absorbed except for detritus produced.
PS: pictures would be better if glass was clean. I am retired, I will clean it when it moves me.
Cryptic sponges consume DOC & POC. and they produce DIC and energy rich detritus that feeds the microbial loop. Dutch researches documented that cryptic sponges would double in density every 2 hours from weight of particulates absorbed except for detritus produced.
PS: pictures would be better if glass was clean. I am retired, I will clean it when it moves me.
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