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Brock Fluharty
08-29-2005, 06:21 PM
Here is what they look like.
Brock Fluharty
08-29-2005, 06:22 PM
Also, whatever they are, they are taking over my live rock...
Telco Guy
08-29-2005, 09:32 PM
They are a type of sponge. I forget the name at the moment. And, yes, they can take over. I had a bunch in my tank for a while. They have mostly disapeared at this point though.
Brock Fluharty
08-29-2005, 09:33 PM
Are they harmful, or should I leave them where they are?
caseyjaydarling
08-30-2005, 12:30 AM
i have a bunch of those in my tank too brock. i don't know what they are... :thinkhard:
stilcrazy
08-31-2005, 02:22 AM
I beleive they are q-tip or pineapple sponges. Perfectly harmless little filter feeders. I had a number of them on a rock until a Damsel desided to eat lunch.
Telco Guy
08-31-2005, 02:35 AM
Yep, that's the name I was thinking of.
NaH2O
09-01-2005, 04:10 PM
I agree. They are Scypha ciliata (http://www.horta.uac.pt/species/Porifera/Scypha_ciliata/Scypha_ciliata.html) (aka Q-Tip and Pineapple sponge). I had a bunch of these early on in my tank's life, however, they have died back as the tank matured, and nutrients decreased.
romunov
09-25-2005, 03:54 AM
Let's just call it a calcerous sponge. No point in taging names if we really can't ID them. :)

See here as well: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rs/index.php