Help! Pineapple sponges
- Thread starter AzGuido
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kitkat717
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I wouldn't worry about them. They will start to subside in a few weeks/months and are great filter feeders. Sort of unsightly, but more will just pop up if you scrape them out. It's one of the later stages of a new tank settling in. I think I first saw them like.. at 2 months of age of my 55g and they went away except for a few in another month or two. No harm to corals. Consider them a good sign your tank is aging well 
saintsnsinners
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Why would you want to get rid of them?
I wouldn't worry about them. They will start to subside in a few weeks/months and are great filter feeders. Sort of unsightly, but more will just pop up if you scrape them out. It's one of the later stages of a new tank settling in. I think I first saw them like.. at 2 months of age of my 55g and they went away except for a few in another month or two. No harm to corals. Consider them a good sign your tank is aging well
Agreed, let them be.
saintsnsinners
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I have some that have been attached to my sump rock long-term, but all the ones in my dt always die. maybe too much light?
tcamos
Reef, Crustacean, Puffers
I agree that they aren't something to worry about. There is an absolute slim possibility that they could build up enough inside of it to to decrease flow but they are so easy to remove that a tiny bit of effort will get rid of them out of the tube. They are harmless filter feeders and generally go away once they've used up their supply of silica which they use to build their "skeleton".
tcamos
Reef, Crustacean, Puffers
That's right. They will grow in the dark just fine.
saintsnsinners
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Yeah my sump has no lights and I have several that have hung around over a year. used to have them in the bottom of my locline nozzles but they always die.
