Mostly softies tank stessed but sponges are thriving!?

[blaze422]

Are sponges an indicator of over feeding and/or poor protein skimmer? My 5 year old tank is treading water....not much growth, and some heads of frogspawn etc retracting/dying. Yellow sponges are much more evident. Water parameters are good. Magnesium was low, but corrected 2 months ago.

[jeepguy242]

when you say your params are "good" we cant help you troubleshoot your problem, list the actual numbers, someone might see something off that you might not see.. i will use my tank as an example

salinity or sg 1.025
nitrate <10 but >5
mag 1460
phosphate .05
calcium or ca 460
ph 8.2
alk 10 dkh some people use a different scale but this is my test kit

this will help us help you

[blaze422]

not to be rude, but the question concerns sponges and whether their propagation is an indicator of over feeding or poor protien skimming. My referenece to parameters was a tip of the hat to all of the posters who feel the need to ask. I suspect a o2/co2 issue in my tank, but this thread is simply about the spreading of sponges

[jeepguy242]

excuse me, good luck then