Will this survive

[quote author=Malachi link=board=Inverts;num=1099927513;start=0#9 date=11/08/04 at 13:35:13]i either have to get on drugs or have a kid, i am so out of the loop. [/quote]

Go the drug wrought right off the bat and save your self some aggravation as the older your kid gets the more you'll wish you were on drugs . ;D.................... John

 

I find it hard to believe that the brief time the sponge is out of the water (from tank to bag) is enough to kill the sponge. I have some colorful sponges that were pulled from the bottom of the ocean and placed in a container on the boat, then pulled again and placed in a holding tank, then pulled one more time so I could transport them home. Mine are all alive! I think it depends on the type of sponge, as the live rock suppliers scrape some sponges off the rock when they put them on the boat. They know these (this certain type) of sponge will not survive but others will.
Jim

 

Well read this it is only one of the many articles I have read on the subject and I have also been told the same thing from my LFS's ............... John

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/spongesii.htm

 

I am not a sponge expert and I am sure that there are some types of sponge that are not damaged by exposure to air but I don't know what the types are........... John

 

Its not the air, its the water escaping the sponge that kills it, so brief contact with air will not kill it but will do damage most of the time. WHen LR gets its usually wrapped in a wet media, I have too pick the large sponges (like in your photo) off to avoid the all ready nausiating smell from becomeing worse. Take the LR out and de-sponge it. If you tank is established i would take it out asap, if theres no fish in there you can leave it and let nature take its course. If you got a bunch of rocks with that mush sponge you should invest in some lysol in case you decide to cure it your self.