i am in the process of setting up a new tank and I am debating about transferring some of this in my new build ?
i always assumed that sponges in reef tank are beneficial. Also recent scientific research indicates that sponges play an important role in nutrient cycling in natural reefs.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1241981
However, there is these article by jake Adam’ on reef builders that suggest that sponges are ‘bad’. I dont see him reference any research that backs up his point of view so it is hard to know if it is simply his opinion, or if it’s evidenced based advice
Keep Sponges OUT of Your Reef Tank! | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Sponges are some of the most amazing, interesting and almost alien creatures found in many marine habitats but one place they don’t belong, is in a reef tank. This statement is not a popular viewpoint…
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Five Reasons Sponges Are BAD For A Coral Reef Aquarium | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Sponges are some of the most remarkable life forms that we can encounter in the ocean. These resilient and diverse ‘creatures’ are not quite single celled, not quite organisms, but colonies of single…
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so any ideas about if sponges in general, and my sponges on particular, are beneficial or detrimental in a reef tank ?
