SPONGE

[anakjoh]

I wonder if sponges are difficult to maintain, I read that they disintegrate and die.

Can anyone share experience - success or failure?

[CKS]

I only have 3 1/2 months experience with sponge.

They're probably the fastest growing visible organism in my tank.

It is placed in area where they dont get too much light (Place where light is not enough to allow hairalgae growth)

i heard they do consume silicate .. i hope to employ more of it to act as a nature filter against diatom.

The following pic was taken on Dec 13th 2002

What i currently feed: Marc Weiss BlackPowder!! SprayDried Phytoplankton from TLF

[CKS]

And another one taken on Jan 4th 2003

[Tanzy]

It really depends on what type of sponge. I've got yellow sponge growing in the dark areas of my LR and I never feed my tank or bother with them, but had absolutely no luck with sponge that are bought.

[Creetin]

hmmm i heard angels eat them? do dwarf angels eat sponges too?

[Achilles Tang]

Sponges will do well when they are fed with live phytoplankton.

I have noticed a shrinkage when I stopped feeding live phtyo temporarily as I am battling some hair algae and cyano in my tank now.

[anakjoh]

Will they do badly then if placed under bright light?

I use MH for my mini reef (100L), so everywhere's bright - can't really find shaded area.

I have Marc Weiss Spectra Vital (is that what u call black powder?) - just bought for RM53.

[CKS]

Sponge r deep water creature, they wouldnt appreciate the bright light, but not sure if MH would melt them... some sponge dont photosynthesize at all.

em. no BlackPowder is diff from Spectra Vital

RM53!! we've to pay SGD48-50 for the same product

[CKS]

Check out the latest issue of AdvanceAquarist

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan...003/feature.htm

Some info on maintaining sponge by dosing silica.