Sponges nonphotosynthetic gorgonians and Macroalgae

[jft]

Would like to setup a tank w sponges nonphotosynthetic gorgonians, tubeworms. Any one w Ideas Filtration , feeding etc. chime in and post pic if you have them w successes. Please give advice etc. do u Just skim/ use carbon ect ?. Any info would be great. Thanks in Advance.

 

[Ron Reefman]

IMHO most sponges (99% of them anyway) are nearly impossible to keep alive in a reef aquarium.

 

[dennis romano]

Here is my NPS tank. There are sponges, feather dusters, coco worms, nps gorgs, cerianthus anemones, a spiny oyster and a bunch of other stuff. The set up is old school. The tank has been running for twenty years. There is no skimmer and filtration is nothing but the original wet dry filter with bio balls. More critters have been added since this picture was taken.

 

[jft]

Here is my NPS tank. There are sponges, feather dusters, coco worms, nps gorgs, cerianthus anemones, a spiny oyster and a bunch of other stuff. The set up is old school. The tank has been running for twenty years. There is no skimmer and filtration is nothing but the original wet dry filter with bio balls. More critters have been added since this picture was taken.

 

[jft]

Beautiful DO YOU USE CARBON OR RESINS?

 

[dennis romano]

I only have a bag of carbon in the filter. The less that I do, the better everything does. The sponges are around a year old and growing. If I do too many water changes, the sponges look a little crappy, but they come back. There are at least three feedings a day. Different size food is important, different critters eat different size food. Sponges need tiny food while mysis and frozen brine shrimp go to the Dendros, sun corals and nems

 

[jft]

Thanks