Daisy Cutters being taken over by sponge

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So my Daisy Cutters have a sponge that is just consuming them. I have tried scraping sponge off with toothpick, toothbrush and they keep coming back. Does anyone have any suggestions what I can do to kill it so it doesn’t take over my frag. Thanks and Happy New Year.

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In my experience, sponges need low/no light and high flow. If possible, I'd recommend moving your daisy cutter to a low/medium light area that has low flow. Before you do that, remove the piece of rock entirely from the water and scrub with a toothbrush in the air. Maybe use hydrogen peroxide with the toothbrush if you avoid getting any on the coral. Exposure to air kills sponges. If you can't move the rock, I think the only things you can do include trying to selectively starve the sponge (I don't know how to do that) or buy fish that eat sponge. Good luck!
 
If exposing it to air for a bit doesn't work, I'd probably just frag it and start fresh.
 

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