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Should I be worried?Sponge
There a few species of black sponge. Some grow fast some not so much. It will, either way, probably overtake the zoa.Should I be worried?
Should I be worried?
I’m not that sharp on taking decent non-blue images, sounds like I need an orange filter. Hopefully this is a little clearer!? It looks flat - almost like mould..There a few species of black sponge. Some grow fast some not so much. It will, either way, probably overtake the zoa.
IMO, remove it if you can.
Bear in mind, this is from a very blue Pic that's hard to see.
Does it risk spreading it if I attempt to scrub it off?It looks like some type of algae IMO. Does it off easily with your fingernail?
It sounds like this is the way. Would you remove the frag from the tank before?There'll be a ton of this going on in your future with the system.
Corals, pests anemone's and algae are all constantly at war for turf. If you allow your tank to grow out the dominant species is always going to win.
you can easily save your zoas from losing by just scraping off the sponge
Oh, in that case,could just be coraline, it comes in many colors.I’m not that sharp on taking decent non-blue images, sounds like I need an orange filter. Hopefully this is a little clearer!? It looks flat - almost like mould..
i personally would. If you're able to remove it from the rock you should be able to scrape it down to the plug a lot easier.It sounds like this is the way. Would you remove the frag from the tank before?
Ok there might be a few different things going on, there’s the black sponge? Mould looking stuff and then some kind of worm/parasite? I thought it was all the same thing under the blue lights…Shine a flashlight on it. Its kinda hard to tell under the heavy blues. Could be a few different things.
To me it could be a sponge or even some weird turf algae. I would pull that plug out break off the pieces that have it on the plug, and then peroxide dip and lightly brush it. I have had turf algae become a nightmare once it spread.Ok there might be a few different things going on, there’s the black sponge? Mould looking stuff and then some kind of worm/parasite? I thought it was all the same thing under the blue lights…
That purple coil in the second picture might be a Vermetid snail.Ok there might be a few different things going on, there’s the black sponge? Mould looking stuff and then some kind of worm/parasite? I thought it was all the same thing under the blue lights…