Orange Sponge?

coralfever · 03-05-2006, 06:04 PM

Can anyone tell me what this is? I looks sort of like an orange coraline but has many small feeder tubes(?) My guess is some sort of sponge. It is not thick at all and seems to be spreading rapidly it was about 3"x3" when i bought the rock and has double in size in 3 weeks. Sorry for the blurry pic best I could do with this camera.

BubbaWPB · 03-05-2006, 06:54 PM

It's difficult to tell from the pic... it could be an encrusting sort of sponge, or it could be orange coralline algae.... either way, it's nothing to worry about

***Reefland*** · 03-05-2006, 08:58 PM

Agreed. Where was the rock collected from?

coralfever · 03-05-2006, 10:00 PM

A local LFS.

I was just curious if anyone had a guess where it was from. It doesn't look like fiji or any other common LR i've seen.

charlesr1958 · 03-06-2006, 02:21 AM

Can not make out any detail from the photo, but if it has vents, It would not be coralline algae, and as far as I know, leaves only one other choice, it being a sponge. Which is common to have any number of sponge species come and go within our systems. I have a few good links if you wish to learn more about sponges. I would also imagine the closest you will get to a location is the indo-pacific.

Sponges

Chuck

03-05-2006, 06:04 PM	#1
coralfever Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT Posts: 18	Orange Sponge? Can anyone tell me what this is? I looks sort of like an orange coraline but has many small feeder tubes(?) My guess is some sort of sponge. It is not thick at all and seems to be spreading rapidly it was about 3"x3" when i bought the rock and has double in size in 3 weeks. Sorry for the blurry pic best I could do with this camera.

03-05-2006, 06:54 PM	#2
BubbaWPB Governor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,234	It's difficult to tell from the pic... it could be an encrusting sort of sponge, or it could be orange coralline algae.... either way, it's nothing to worry about __________________ Bubba Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater... Bubba's Aquarium Log

03-05-2006, 08:58 PM	#3
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,031	Agreed. Where was the rock collected from? __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

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03-05-2006, 10:00 PM	#4
coralfever Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT Posts: 18	A local LFS. I was just curious if anyone had a guess where it was from. It doesn't look like fiji or any other common LR i've seen.

03-06-2006, 02:21 AM	#5
charlesr1958 Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cebu Philippines Posts: 179	Can not make out any detail from the photo, but if it has vents, It would not be coralline algae, and as far as I know, leaves only one other choice, it being a sponge. Which is common to have any number of sponge species come and go within our systems. I have a few good links if you wish to learn more about sponges. I would also imagine the closest you will get to a location is the indo-pacific. Sponges Chuck

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