sponges

[carpenterwrasse]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#someone at my lfs told me that sponges do not need light and should be tucked away from the light has anyone known this to be true. years ago i had an orange tree sponge that did well until there was a problem with the tank. nothing to do with lighting that i know of#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[davejnz]

Some types of sponges will often grow on the bottom of the rock out of direct light.Other types,will grow in full sunlight.It really depends on what kind of sponge.I have seen a certain type of hitchiker sponge wither away when moved so it was getting direct light.I've also had different types that didn't seem to mind.
Sponges are filter feeders and most of the ones you buy from the LFS generally waste away

[carpenterwrasse]

what about orange ball sponges any info

[dakar]

Not much help with the ball sponges, but our tree sponge doesn;t seem to care if there is light or not, but fairly certain it's a deeper water sponge.

[carpenterwrasse]

well i bought a piece of the sponge thats on my crab and tucked it away in the dark sump so lets see what happens here

[jerryc]

Let us no if it dose good or not iv been thanking of putting some in the
sump their supposed to be good exporters

[carpenterwrasse]

will do