Getting rid of sponges

[Cal Native]

I had (not sure if I killed them yet) white sponges that were growing over my zoas and choking them out. So I took out the rock and scrubbed away as most of the sponge as I could them dripped iodine on the area. So far everything else in the tank seems quite happy, question is Is the sponge gone? What do you think?

 

[reefman420]

should be if u took the rock out in the air,sponges will die if they hit oxegen

 

[framerguy]

sponges will die if they hit oxegen

That's mostly true but not 100%. (I just read about them and it's still fresh in my head ) However, I agree they are probably gone if you had them out long enough to scrub them.

 

[bluespotjawfish]

I've scrubbed mine, sat them out to air out, ran them under tap water and they still find a way to survive! Some are tougher than others, but overall me hates sponges. :flaming:

 

[Jason25]

I have white sponges as well and they seem impossible to eradicate!

 

[tippMANn98]

i had a sponge kill an entire colony of blue snowflake polyps....and they were making a frag of zoas "move" i gently scraped it off(outside the tank, in a bowl) with an exacto knife.

 

[DrHank]

I would say that white sponge is not at all dependent on sunlight ant therefore survives by filter feeding alone. Just considering that, I would say that it's a survivor. My guess would be that it would be one of the most difficult to totally eliminate. I'm getting ready to find out for myself on one of my rocks.

 

[adresher]

Can someone post a picture of what they look like?

 

[tippMANn98]

i would, but i dont have them anymore, i had some good ones of the sponge taking over my blues