I exposed my new sponge to air for literally 1 second....

[DannoOMG]

Is that going to be the end of it?

I had the bag of water in one hand and the sponge in the other. I tipped over to put the bag of water in a bucket and raised the hand with the sponge in it.

dang I am stupid...

 

[Hermie]

IMO it will be fine

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Is that going to be the end of it?

I had the bag of water in one hand and the sponge in the other. I tipped over to put the bag of water in a bucket and raised the hand with the sponge in it.

dang I am stupid...

You should be fine. Just rotate the sponge under water and in a few directions a few time make sure no air bubbles are trapped.

I grow sponges in my macro tank and they all have hit air for a little bit at one point or another.

 

[DannoOMG]

Thank you gents. I bought some corals and sponges and a feather duster for my bosses tank.

The sponge in question is the one between the Zoa's and the Hammer coral.

I got him that red sponge and the 2 gorgonians and a red/purple duster.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Thank you gents. I bought some corals and sponges and a feather duster for my bosses tank.

The sponge in question is the one between the Zoa's and the Hammer coral.

I got him that red sponge and the 2 gorgonians and a red/purple duster.

Those guys will be fine exposed to air for a bit, as long as they do not dry out or have trapped air bubbles. I have quite a few of them. They are called Agelas clathrodes and are commonly referred to as elephant ear sponge. They are quite easy to keep also.

What kind of gorg is that on the left? Cant really tell, but looks like a yellow finger gorg. If so, the are non-photoysynthetic and will some form of food dosed to tank to survive.

 

[DannoOMG]

Those guys will be fine exposed to air for a bit, as long as they do not dry out or have trapped air bubbles. I have quite a few of them. They are called Agelas clathrodes and are commonly referred to as elephant ear sponge. They are quite easy to keep also.

What kind of gorg is that on the left? Cant really tell, but looks like a yellow finger gorg. If so, the are non-photoysynthetic and will some form of food dosed to tank to survive.

It is a yellow finger. I have a lot of phyto we put in the tank and have some Artemis liquid plankton on the way by tomorrow. I have no problem turning the pumps off and spot feeding things.


The other one I got was a photosynthetic purple gorgonian. (You barely see it behind the hammer coral.)

 

[Eagle_Steve]

It is a yellow finger. I have a lot of phyto we put in the tank and have some Artemis liquid plankton on the way by tomorrow. I have no problem turning the pumps off and spot feeding things.


The other one I got was a photosynthetic purple gorgonian. (You barely see it behind the hammer coral.)

Then you should be good. My yellow is growing like mad and looks nuts on just phyto and small bits of fish food it catches lol.

 

[DannoOMG]

There is one that I have seen that is a yellow gorgonian but it has purple little "flowers/polyps" on it and I never see it available anywhere.

That would be my must have in the future.

 

[roboshark]

There is one that I have seen that is a yellow gorgonian but it has purple little "flowers/polyps" on it and I never see it available anywhere.

That would be my must have in the future.

This?

YELLOW AND PURPLE GORGONIAN WITH WHITE POLYPS SALTWATER CORAL 2 INCH PIECE | eBay

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[DannoOMG]

This?

YELLOW AND PURPLE GORGONIAN WITH WHITE POLYPS SALTWATER CORAL 2 INCH PIECE | eBay

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Sorry. Might be more orange... this kind... I had to look it up.

Orange Tree Gorgonian: Saltwater Aquarium Sea Fan

 

[CanuckReefer]

Then you should be good. My yellow is growing like mad and looks nuts on just phyto and small bits of fish food it catches lol.

You are causing me to reconsider another yellow gorg lol.... mine lasted about 5 months, and never really seemed too happy, BUT that was before I started dosing live phyto.... I don't feed roids or such and don't want to start. Thoughts? Phyto, and the general feeding enough? Say yes, I love the look of em....

 

[Eagle_Steve]

You are causing me to reconsider another yellow gorg lol.... mine lasted about 5 months, and never really seemed too happy, BUT that was before I started dosing live phyto.... I don't feed roids or such and don't want to start. Thoughts? Phyto, and the general feeding enough? Say yes, I love the look of em....

Mine is over 2 years now and has been fragged a ton. It gets phyto dosed to the whole tank once an hour, food (diy) fed to tank 6 times a day. 2 of those times are pellets, so only 4 of my diy mix. DIY has freeze dried pods, baby brine and a ton of other things.

With that said, If you can provide a contact supply of food, it should be fine. If not, you may need to spot feed it to keep it healthy.

 

[DannoOMG]

Gave the yellow finger it's first snack. Seemed pretty happy with it.

Purple gorgonian looks bad...

It looks like it has tissue damage half way up. A hermit crab was walking on it and was picking at something. Not sure if this one is going to make it. It had it's little white buds out yesterday but today it is ticked... Maybe the hammer coral whacked it...

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Gave the yellow finger it's first snack. Seemed pretty happy with it.

Purple gorgonian looks bad...

It looks like it has tissue damage half way up. A hermit crab was walking on it and was picking at something. Not sure if this one is going to make it. It had it's little white buds out yesterday but today it is ticked... Maybe the hammer coral whacked it...

Could have been whacked. I have had luck cutting the bad parts out, putting good parts as frags and all of it growing.

 

[Dburr1014]

Is that going to be the end of it?

I had the bag of water in one hand and the sponge in the other. I tipped over to put the bag of water in a bucket and raised the hand with the sponge in it.

dang I am stupid...

A vendor that grows sponges once gave me a tip.
If you ever need to move a sponge out of water give it a bump with your finger first. It will close all its pores as a reaction and you can safely move it. If coarse don't leave it to long out of water.
Cheers.

 

[roboshark]

A vendor that grows sponges once gave me a tip.
If you ever need to move a sponge out of water give it a bump with your finger first. It will close all its pores as a reaction and you can safely move it. If coarse don't leave it to long out of water.
Cheers.

Interesting

 

[DannoOMG]

Could have been whacked. I have had luck cutting the bad parts out, putting good parts as frags and all of it growing.

I moved him to the other side of the tank. It was a little crowded anyways. If I notice necrosis I will start cutting things.

 

[DannoOMG]

I moved it and now look at it. BAM! Happy!


Also the sponges that the thread was based off of...

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Looking good.

 

[roboshark]

I moved it and now look at it. BAM! Happy!


Also the sponges that the thread was based off of...

Those sponges look really nice. Do you know what they’re called?