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Pennies2Cents
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 04:52 PM
Okay so I was taking some pics of all my inhabitants and came across this thing! I dont know what it is. Can someone please help. Its the pink circular thing growing on one of the live rocks. Sorry the pics not so great.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/avonorders2005/MaastPic138.jpg
dapettit
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 04:57 PM
From what I can tell it looks like a pink sponge.
JimD
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 05:15 PM
Impossible to tell with that pic.
Jonthefishguy
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 05:34 PM
It is hard to tell with such a blurry pic however, it looks to be a simple pink sponge that grows on the undersides of live rock. Most sponge grow in nutrient rich water. Note: Care should be taken when handling sponge as some sponge release irritants and sometimes stain the skin like the Orange Stylinos Sponge.
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 05:52 PM
I will try to take a better pic..And post later on
mattymalcolm
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 09:08 PM
looks like a sponge to me. Is it on the bottom side of the rock?
apedroza
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 09:15 PM
Sponge.
SoLiD
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 10:11 PM
If you mean this thing, then yes it is a sponge.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd285/SoLiDST33L/MaastPic138.jpg
tropicana
Thu, 19th Jun 2008, 11:03 PM
Looks like a sponge to me. Ive got yellows, reds, some blues, and white sponges all over. I even have spong growing on my glass in the back of the tank!
Pennies2Cents
Fri, 20th Jun 2008, 12:46 AM
Wow, thanks for the arrows ! Yes thats the one. I got this one, green, white growing all undernieth the live rock. Thanks for all your helps guys.. Truly the best...

Is there a possibility that it will get out of hand? Since I dont have the type of fish that will eat it..
Zoofan
Fri, 20th Jun 2008, 09:27 AM
How long has it been there? It looks like a sponge and if on a new rock then it will most likely down off instead of grow unless you are meeting its food requirements.

If it has grown in tank then that is great. I wouldn't worry about it hurting anything. I had a pink one that covered all the branches of a 4 headed Hammer coral. That was a very neat coral.

Mike
Pennies2Cents
Fri, 20th Jun 2008, 10:55 AM
It just started growing bigger. It was a tiny little circle when we got the rock and now its about 1 inch in diameter. I would say about 5 months ago is when it started.
yes it is in my tank.. I guess I will let it grow. We will soon be upgrading to a 125. we will see what happens then.. :)