Purple sponge taking over

[ReefAddict]

Anyone had a purple sponge that branches out and spreads like crazy. I have removed some but it comes right back.

 

Thoughts? I’ll post pics when I can

[John Ford]

I had a black sponge start to take off once. I used hydrogen peroxide in small doses to kill it off. If it stayed on the underside of my rocks I would have left it but it was spreading everywhere pretty quick.

[treesprite]

I get the slippery black sponge. I have scrubbed it off rocks many times and it comes back. It acts like "glue" when it encrusts from one piece to another, makes bits of rubble into a big clump that is very hard to pull apart.

 

I also have had bright pink sponge. It is a very slow grower, and is pretty, so it doesn't bother me.

 

Another sponge I get is a kind of chartreuse green color. It grows in clumps, and can be picked off the rock in one piece.

 

Sometimes I see tiny, round, white sponge balls, that look a bit like spider egg sacs.

 

But I have never seem a purple sponge in my tanks. Do you have any pictures?

[Still_human]

Lol the purple sponge sounds like a blessing, not a curse! Where r u, I'd happily take some off ur hands! The others too! The black slime stuff that clumps substrate sounds annoying, but all the rest you guys mention sound like beautiful additions!!!

[gmerek2]

It’s filtering and up taking nutrients. So there is a good chance it is a blessing. I would rather harvest and look at it than hair algae. Some pics sure would be neat!

Edited January 30, 2018 by gmerek2

[Still_human]

Yeah! I was actually joking around when I said I'll take it, but I seriously would! I dunno where you are, but I would be thrilled to have some of that-in fact, any if the sponges that are bothering you guys:)

[Mrches]

Branching purple sponge...Sounds like a good problem.  I would like to have some also...waiting for a pic.

[Still_human]

Is that something that you might be interested in doing, by any chance?