Orange sponge-help

NONNA58

Premium Member
I know that once a sponge starts to die it is just about impossible to save it but I keep on trying. I had a cyano out break in my seahorse tank and have since rectified it or so I thought. I have introduced more flow and have been sucessfull in stopping the cyano but cannot seem to get all of the cyano off the sponge. I keep trying with my hands but it just comes back with a vengence the next day. It has not been exposed to air but you can see that it is shrinking. Is there anything else I can do without adding chemicals to the tank? Maybe take it out of the tank and somehow treat it?
Sue
 
Cut off the affected areas, and put the sponge back in a high flow area. Hopefully the sponge will recover and regrow (a risk worth taking I suppose when the other option is eventual smothering by the cyano). In a good environment, sponges can display amazing regenerative abilities..
 
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