Zoa Help

[Adam M]

There seems to be some sort of mustard yellow sponge that is taking over my zoanthids. I've tried manual removal, but the zoas have colonized a plate coral skeleton and i think it would be impossible to remove all the sponge given the surface of the skeleton. any ideas? Thanks, Adam

I did take a picture, but my computer won't recognized my camera for some reason. I'll keep working on that.

30 gallon
Temp: 78 F
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 8.2
Marineland Reef LED

 

[A. Grandis]

Tweezers and love.
The less chemical you use the better.
Try that first.

Take the colony out of the water and carefully pick the sponge with tweezers.
The zoas will be fine out of the water for 10-20 minutes, but the sponge probably not.
Sponges tend to die fast when dry.

Grandis.