Please someone help!!

[oscaaar]

Hello , can I get some help on what’s going on here ? Been gone from my tank for over 5 weeks and come home to this algae of sort . Doesn’t seem to want to go away and now seeing those things on the base for my corals

 

[TX_REEF]

it doesn't look particularly harmful, it just seems like stndard algae growth due to excess nutrients in the water, i.e nitrate phosphate

 

[oscaaar]

it doesn't look particularly harmful, it just seems like stndard algae growth due to excess nutrients in the water, i.e nitrate phosphate

Would you know what those white growth thing is sticking out ?

 

[TX_REEF]

on the euphyllia coral? it's hard to tell from such a blurry pic when i zoom in, but it almost looks like the coral putting out a new branch.

 

[oscaaar]

on the euphyllia coral? it's hard to tell from such a blurry pic when i zoom in, but it almost looks like the coral putting out a new branch.

Hopefully these help

 

[Twocorns]

Those are pineapple sponges. Signs of a mature reef.

 

[JTP424]

I'm going to go with my standard... Pineapple Sponge :)

I'm fairly certain Pineapple Sponges are the "Lupus" of the reefing hobby.

 

[oscaaar]

Those are pineapple sponges. Signs of a mature reef.

I'm going to go with my standard... Pineapple Sponge :)

I'm fairly certain Pineapple Sponges are the "Lupus" of the reefing hobby.

So those okay to leave on or am I supposed to remove ? Lols mature I’ve only had it for like 2-3months now. Only use cycled media from my LFS maybe that’s why.
They currently in a 20g long until I transfer everything into my 25lagoon as soon as I get it and set it up. Just don’t want to transfer any nuisance anything with it

 

[JTP424]

Do some searching for them on the forum here. You'll see both opinions of "Good and signs of healthy" as well as "Nuisance"
Their population will probably explode, and they'll die off eventually. I've also seen people have cycles of explosions and die off every year or so.

 

[Cell]

Algae and pineapple sponges. Normal and not an emergency.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Yeah, pineapple sponges are totally harmless, but they do tend to grow to large populations before dying off, and some people think they're annoying when there are a lot of them.

 

[TX_REEF]

pineapple sponges, that's a new one for me! good to know.

 

[MnFish1]

You may be being overcompulsive. This is normal

 

[gbroadbridge]

pineapple sponges, that's a new one for me! good to know.

But I'd suggest not eating them...

 

[tzabor10]

Dang it , now all I can think about is pineapple sponge cake

 

[oscaaar]

Algae and pineapple sponges. Normal and not an emergency.

Well it was an emergency for me because didn’t know what it was and needed to know how to continue.

 

[oscaaar]

Yeah, pineapple sponges are totally harmless, but they do tend to grow to large populations before dying off, and some people think they're annoying when there are a lot of them.

Great thank you I guess I have a big wc to do and some deep cleaning to get to.

 

[Cell]

Well it was an emergency for me because didn’t know what it was and needed to know how to continue.

Its not a big deal but FYI, the other factor to consider would be inaction in the short term is going to cause harm. Just the "need to know" by itself does not equate to an emergency.

 

[zoolan70]

Dang it , now all I can think about is pineapple sponge cake

Pineapple Sponge Cake is most definitely not made from Pineapple Sponges. :)