Sea sponge
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Originally Posted by tkarman http:///forum/thread/384665/sea-sponge#post_3370597
I was thinking about getting a sea sponge for my tank. how hard are they to care of. my water quality is good 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5 ppms nitrate, ph 8.2, calcium 380, kh good as well.
Sponges like dirty water, but as long as you feed the tank coral food it should be alright depending on the sponge. Tree sponges are very hard, but ball and frilly are easy. They can never touch the air so submerge the bag and release after temp acclimate.
They need high water flow and no light so you need a shaded area, they collect algae on them otherwise which clogs them up and they die.
They add allot of beautiful color to the tank. I like them.
Originally Posted by tkarman http:///forum/thread/384665/sea-sponge#post_3370597
I was thinking about getting a sea sponge for my tank. how hard are they to care of. my water quality is good 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5 ppms nitrate, ph 8.2, calcium 380, kh good as well.
Sponges like dirty water, but as long as you feed the tank coral food it should be alright depending on the sponge. Tree sponges are very hard, but ball and frilly are easy. They can never touch the air so submerge the bag and release after temp acclimate.
They need high water flow and no light so you need a shaded area, they collect algae on them otherwise which clogs them up and they die.
They add allot of beautiful color to the tank. I like them.
tkarman
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if i wanted a tree sponge why are they hard to keep? i also have seen a blue sponge at my local LFS. i thought that was cool i do not have a very high power light its a marineland LED not reef compadable. i have also read that some sponges like moderate light? is that true. and what are some good sponges to keep.
florida joe
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IMO sponges are extremely hard to keep even if the transfer from ocean to DT is without exposure to air. The hobbyist must provide the exact particle size and type of food for the sponge they have and this food is mainly phytoplankton and/or bacteria, and it is hard for hobbyist to supply any great quantity due to heavy filtration by skimmers.
tkarman
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are there any sponges that are easy to keep. the list of sponges i like are the blue sponge, orange fan sponge, flourescent vase sponge, red serrated decorator, multicolored sponge, red ridge, orange sponge, red ball sponge. which ones would work the best?
any other sponges that people like i would be open to aswell.
any other sponges that people like i would be open to aswell.
florida joe
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IMO there are no sponges that are easy to keep, can they be kept yes but it’s almost like having a species only tank with the care they need
tkarman
Member
ok thanks guys. if i was going to go about keeping one. what are somethings i would need i have a bunch of powerheads so my tank has strong slow i have 4 fire shrimp, klein butterfly, clown goby, shrimp goby, and soon to be CB Angelfish 20 hermit crabs red and blue legged, 3 electric blue legged hermits, 20 snails. its a 55 gallon tank with 30 pounds of live rock right now. no coral and i am not planning on getting any.
tkarman
Member
o i did not know that. well than i like my CB more than sponges. so i think i will keep the angel. i do not want to get a new light for coral at this time but i am looking for cool backdrops and stuff to bring more color to my tank. any sugestions? are there any low light corals that i could do with the marineland led light?