Removed a white sponge that was bigger than a baseball

[malfist]

Can anyone id this sponge and tell me if I was stupid to remove it?

It grew because I was dosing silicates for a dino issue a while back and took over an entire cave for a tang. I pulled it out today because I saw it overtaking a coral.

It all came out in one piece, though it broke in two getting it into the bucket.

Wondering if I've made a big change to my biological filtration.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

You're good homie.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

As filter feeders, sponges aid in mechanical filtration. Removing them won't really affect anything negatively.

 

[Hadla]

Aww I would have taken it