Spicer Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Alright, girlfriend lifted my blue sponge out of the water. Is it a sure goner? I hear they release toxins, should I just remove it from the tank? Very similar to this, but smaller. It was for no longer than 2 seconds. Link to comment
briansbelle Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 i have lifted rocks out of the water with sponges on them and mine didnt die... not sure about the fancy sponges though Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Are there air bubbles in it? Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 it's fine. turn it around all upside down and stuff under water to make sure, but it should be fine. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Yes, the whole sponges dying from any air exposure theory is very vague in actual examples. That said, purchased sponges are often a lot harder to keep for more than a few months than hitchhikers due to nutrition issues. It doesn't help that they are often much larger than what most hitchhikers would grow at their fullest extent. Link to comment
Spicer Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 AWSOME! Thanks guys, he was only 15$, so I wouldnt wanna waste some other corals valued at over 200$ trying to keep it alive. Haha. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 not a bad price. they're cool if you can keep them. i'd start supplementing some kind of filter food though. Link to comment
Spicer Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 not a bad price. they're cool if you can keep them. i'd start supplementing some kind of filter food though. I am running skimmerless which is apparently good for sponges. Meh. It will prob catch some stuff when I feed other corals. Link to comment
Phyto4life Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I find the bright blue sponges like the light, they do fine in my skimmerless 29G should turn brownish in color if it's sick and start to smell. Link to comment
Spicer Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 I find the bright blue sponges like the light, they do fine in my skimmerless 29G should turn brownish in color if it's sick and start to smell. Still VERY blue this morning. It was very far from the MH in its old tank, and is now directly under the MH, it should grow quite fast is what Ive been told. Link to comment
Phyto4life Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 only other sponge I like are the bright fire red sponges that look similar I think they don't mind the light too Link to comment
nikeSB Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 friend of mine has the same sponge 10" from 250w mh and it was doing just fine Link to comment
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