Can anyone identify these things ???

[TheRock]

Can anyone identify these things ???
They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????

Thanks,
Chris

images
http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm

[Wayne Sallee]

Those are sponges. They won't get very big. They grow to
max size verry quickly, so the bigest ones you have are a
big as they get.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



TheRock wrote on 12/17/2005 11:14 AM:
> Can anyone identify these things ???
> They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
> They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
> The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> images
> http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm
>
>

[Cindy]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Those are sponges. They won't get very big. They grow to
> max size verry quickly, so the bigest ones you have are a
> big as they get.
>
> Wayne Sallee

Cool...I always wondered....

Cindy

[TheRock]

BINGO !!! Syconoid sponges...?
Filter feeder, beneficial (I wont mention my slight nutrient control issue)
Just hooked up my new Remora C Pro protein skimmer, hopefully this helps.
2 days in and it's already doing 10x's the job my JUNK Seaclone ever did.

Thanks Wayne


"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message
...
> Those are sponges. They won't get very big. They grow to max size verry
> quickly, so the bigest ones you have are a big as they get.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
>
> TheRock wrote on 12/17/2005 11:14 AM:
>> Can anyone identify these things ???
>> They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
>> They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
>> The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>> images
>> http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm

[miskairal]

Your first pic looks the same as what I've just been discovering on my
live rock over the last 2 days. Would have been my next question too.

TheRock wrote:
> Can anyone identify these things ???
> They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
> They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
> The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> images
> http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm
>
>

[TheRock]

"miskairal" <mehiding@Oz> wrote in message
u...
> Your first pic looks the same as what I've just been discovering on my
> live rock over the last 2 days. Would have been my next question too.
>
> TheRock wrote:
>> Can anyone identify these things ???
>> They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
>> They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
>> The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>> images
>> http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm


Hey I'm just glad it's not a pest infestation...
They certainly don't look normal, however the longer I do this,
weird is normal...

[miskairal]

TheRock wrote:
> "miskairal" <mehiding@Oz> wrote in message
> u...
>
>>Your first pic looks the same as what I've just been discovering on my
>>live rock over the last 2 days. Would have been my next question too.
>>
>>TheRock wrote:
>>
>>>Can anyone identify these things ???
>>>They are all over my refugium and now starting to appear in my tank.
>>>They resemble a piece of rice with a funnel on the tip.
>>>The best I can find is "polypoid life".... ????
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>images
>>>http://www.gushingearth.com/images/tank/untitled.htm
>
>
>
> Hey I'm just glad it's not a pest infestation...
> They certainly don't look normal, however the longer I do this,
> weird is normal...
>
>

:) How true! I really thought they'd be a pest.

[Captain Feedback]

While we're on a thread about identifying things ....

Are these sponges also?

http://tinyurl.com/e2jj7

Thanks in advance.

[Cindy]

>> Hey I'm just glad it's not a pest infestation...
>> They certainly don't look normal, however the longer I do this,
>> weird is normal...
>>
>>
>
> :) How true! I really thought they'd be a pest.

Well, they can be a bit of a pain to get off the glass. ;P

[Wayne Sallee]

Yep they sure are.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Captain Feedback wrote on 12/18/2005 9:24 AM:
> While we're on a thread about identifying things ....
>
> Are these sponges also?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/e2jj7
>
> Thanks in advance.
>