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    The Rugger - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Will exposing them to air for a few seconds not knock them out?

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    You have to dry them out for them to die in most cases.

    Sponge can be bad Rob. Some will kill corals. I would eliminate it to be on the safe side.

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    Will exposing them to air for a few seconds not knock them out?

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    I just hope its not the worst sponge of them all....

















    SpongeBob SquarePants p35 - Invasive Sponge



    Not only will it destroy your whole tank- but will anoy you every which way till you get out of the hobbie!
    Last edited by Sir Patrick; 03-24-2010 at 02:13 PM.

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    LOL @ Sir Patrick!

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    OK.. some pics of my "sponge" critter. It is kind of a black / purple color. Thing is nasty!

    Sponge on Echinata
    BlackSponge1 - Invasive Sponge


    Sponge on Echinata[
    BlackSponge2 - Invasive Sponge


    Sponge in my chair[
    BounderSponge - Invasive Sponge

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    +1 on the LOL @ Sir Patrick!

    I have a bunch of encrusting sponges, so far so good but I also have a "Newer" black sponge like the one TFG describes. It has not chocked anything out yet but I am keeping a close eye on them just to make sure.

    I think that if I have to kill it off I will us a Kalk slurry and apply it with a syringe. I have had a lot of success with doing this to fight off Aptasia.

    What do you guys think about using Kalk?

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    I love the four legged sponge you have there! LOL

    Did that kill off your coral thefishgirl or was it dead already? If so how long did it take to do the damage?

    My sponge is Jet Black but has not caused a problem....yet:embarrased:

    Quote Originally Posted by thefishgirl View Post
    OK.. some pics of my "sponge" critter. It is kind of a black / purple color. Thing is nasty!

    Sponge on Echinata
    BlackSponge1 - Invasive Sponge


    Sponge on Echinata[
    BlackSponge2 - Invasive Sponge


    Sponge in my chair[
    BounderSponge - Invasive Sponge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Patrick View Post
    I just hope its not the worst sponge of them all....














    SpongeBob SquarePants p35 - Invasive Sponge



    Not only will it destroy your whole tank- but will anoy you every which way till you get out of the hobbie!
    But this guy was named after you.

    patrick star fish - Invasive Sponge
    Last edited by jimsflies; 03-24-2010 at 10:31 PM.

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    ^ how did you get a pic of me in my swimming gear??

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    Quote Originally Posted by vega15 View Post
    I love the four legged sponge you have there! LOL

    Did that kill off your coral thefishgirl or was it dead already? If so how long did it take to do the damage?

    My sponge is Jet Black but has not caused a problem....yet:embarrased:

    I noticed this sponge on this coral several months ago, but only in the last 8-12 weeks did it really start stretching around the rock. I've included a pic of this echinata when it was alive. It has only recently really started going down hill. I've been traveling a ton, so not a lot of time to dedicate to this tank unfortunately.
    000 0010 - Invasive Sponge


    Now that I've seen this picture... this loss just makes me sick!!!!

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