Please Help with stuff growing on zoa

[adalon]

Recently I have been noticing this white stuff growing on my zoa's it does seem to have some soft type of tube growing with it. Here are some pictures to help

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Thank You for all and any help whatsoever
adalon

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Sponge, if I'm seeing it clearly, it grows like crazy. You have to remove the rock, place it in a shallow bowl of tank water, just enough to submerge the frag/colony. Using a new tooth brush, gently brush between each polyp until you have removed it all. Use a second or third small bowl of tank water to finish off the job. Be very careful not to damage any polyps. It might not open for a day or so afterwards, this is common, just place in current until it does and it will be fine. I had to remove a 6 inch rock last summer to remove the same type of sponge which was covering the rock and migrating to another rock. If left unchecked, it will grow and migrate like crazy. Good luck.

Mucho Reef

PS, if you leave even a tiny bit of it, it will grow back in no time at all.

 

[adalon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11299259#post11299259 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MUCHO REEF
Sponge, if I'm seeing it clearly, it grows like crazy. You have to remove the rock, place it in a shallow bowl of tank water, just enough to submerge the frag/colony. Using a new tooth brush, gently brush between each polyp until you have removed it all. Use a second or third small bowl of tank water to finish off the job. Be very careful not to damage any polyps. It might not open for a day or so afterwards, this is common, just place in current until it does and it will be fine. I had to remove a 6 inch rock last summer to remove the same type of sponge which was covering the rock and migrating to another rock. If left unchecked, it will grow and migrate like crazy. Good luck.

Mucho Reef

Thank You will try tonight
adalon

 

[otiso777]

Yep it's a sponge. I've had the same thing growing in my tank

 

[adalon]

yep did the cleaning and it closed up for a couple days but now is looking clean and healthy

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Heeeey, yippie, I got one right.

I'm glad it's on the mend for you.


Mucho Reef

 

[adalon]

Might as well do an update with pics!

And here is where they live

 

[RevHtree]

Good info Mucho! Right on bro!