Orange Cauliflower
https://www.live-plants.com/elephantearsponge.htm
These will collect detritus an must be blown of regularly. Weekly, I vigorously shake it up and place it somewhere different. Sponge are easy to compress, so place sponge in a narrow spot and allow sponge expansion to hold sponge in place.
Red Tree
https://www.live-plants.com/redfingersponge.htm
March 5, 2019
Because of its tall tree branches, the current tends to play havocy with glued joints. Unless tree is attached to a big rock, the currents will blow the tree down. When shaking debris off sponges, I often move to a differrent spot. With aquascaping tall & short, I like tall to start from the bottom. To accomplish that, I use 1/2” pvc about 2” long and push it vertically into sandbed. Now it becomes a rod holder to allow easy removal for cleaning & reinstallation of tree sponge.
Yellow Ball
https://www.live-plants.com/yellowball.htm
These are probably are the hardiest of the Gulf of Mexico sponges. I recently recovered a “yellow ball” that was a maroon bump in a sea of burgundy. Yes, Cynobacteria mat had engulfed “ball sponges”. When I peeled back the cyno, the yellow was BRIGHT and the sponge feeding port were open & functioning under the “cyno mat”. Albeit, the sponge was 25% smaller for the “acid wash”.
March 4, 2019
Reference post #18. Due to low salinity Sponge was self destructing exposing a comple new sponge.
PS: I will edit & update this first post on occasion.
https://www.live-plants.com/elephantearsponge.htm
These will collect detritus an must be blown of regularly. Weekly, I vigorously shake it up and place it somewhere different. Sponge are easy to compress, so place sponge in a narrow spot and allow sponge expansion to hold sponge in place.
Red Tree
https://www.live-plants.com/redfingersponge.htm
March 5, 2019
Because of its tall tree branches, the current tends to play havocy with glued joints. Unless tree is attached to a big rock, the currents will blow the tree down. When shaking debris off sponges, I often move to a differrent spot. With aquascaping tall & short, I like tall to start from the bottom. To accomplish that, I use 1/2” pvc about 2” long and push it vertically into sandbed. Now it becomes a rod holder to allow easy removal for cleaning & reinstallation of tree sponge.
Yellow Ball
https://www.live-plants.com/yellowball.htm
These are probably are the hardiest of the Gulf of Mexico sponges. I recently recovered a “yellow ball” that was a maroon bump in a sea of burgundy. Yes, Cynobacteria mat had engulfed “ball sponges”. When I peeled back the cyno, the yellow was BRIGHT and the sponge feeding port were open & functioning under the “cyno mat”. Albeit, the sponge was 25% smaller for the “acid wash”.
March 4, 2019
Reference post #18. Due to low salinity Sponge was self destructing exposing a comple new sponge.
PS: I will edit & update this first post on occasion.
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