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eh, take care of the major life issues first, podcasts can wait

It's been on my mind a lot, trust me. Just have to get some time to do them - I've been bouncing around various ways that I can do them more regularly... I really dropped the ball with some major life issues going on.

M, what's happened to the podcast? Nice macro shots btw.

I had the same thing growing over my suncorals, and had to remove it becasue it was killing the tissue, but otherwise very pretty sponge.

No, all the fish seem to be fat and happy and ready to eat.

Spock getting skinny?

His shell is so clean...mine is cover in regular algae and Coraline.

awesome shots.. glad to see you back in glass

Cool thanks Melev. Mike

I don't think there is any reason to add light over it. The surface area would surely end up with all kinds of algae.

Melev off topic hope you don't mind. I got the TCP 5100K bulbs for my fuge per your set up, I am also going to have a RDSB with live rock has part of my new build. I have been trying to find info on wither it is a good idea to light the RDSB. Any input on the pros and cons of using the TCP bulbs to also light the RDSB would be much apprecated. Thanks Mike

For me, the difference is that everything is at a single point of failure. I do like to divide up the various tasks my tank needs across a few items. It may be excessive but it hasn't failed me yet.

Hey Mark, What do you think pros and cons of using separate ATO like this one vs. using controllers capability do the same thing with floats?

I had a blue sponge / tunicate overgrow a torch frag once. I didn't know that it wasn't part of the coral, the stalk was a gorgeous blue and the torch was neon green. After it smothered and killed my torch, I figured out what it was. I still have the skeleton covered with the sponge because it's so striking. I also have a lime green sponge growing on the side of a large piece of LR.

There is a different type of yellow sponge that grows very fast and can coat a coral, smothering it. And the white one you mentioned encroaching on your zoanthids is another one of those you want to keep an eye on. If you see something getting too close, take action. If not, enjoy the diversity.

what do you mean when you say it can get out of hand with some corals?
i have that same sponge, and its a slow grower. but looks amazing.
i have some white fluffy sponge that does grow faster and has started to push back some ZOAs and a favia (which i am going to move)

will sponges kill SPS?

I really don't know for sure, but it reminds me more of sponge than tunicate. I've seen tunicates and they tend to be smooth and often times have tons of holes on them, or a few giant intake and output holes. Sponge like the above can have those tubes too. I guess we need an expert in sponge / tunicates to tell us.

Tunicate?

I've read some thoughts that what we normally consider sponges are in fact tunicates.

Thoughts?

Great shot Marc. I had a yellow "sponge" that ate a large piece of MI rock. Didn't look the same though!

Love the color Marc, great shot.