Is it a good idea?

[Obsessed with fish]

I am VERY experienced in fw, but have never had a sw tank. I have decided to make a 1/2 gallon pico (some of you might recognise me from my build thread)
My question is, would it be fine to have a sponge in it. I know there hard but after seeing them, I have fallen in love with them. I just want to know if its a good idea, I will add coral on this Saturday, so I decided to ask before getting it.

 

[blaxsun]

How much is it?

 

[polyppal]

I am VERY experienced in fw, but have never had a sw tank. I have decided to make a 1/2 gallon pico (some of you might recognise me from my build thread)
My question is, would it be fine to have a blue sponge in it. I know there hard but after seeing them, I have fallen in love with them. I just want to know if its a good idea, I will add coral on this Saturday, so I decided to ask before getting it.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

How much is it?

The cheapest sponges i can find are abt 40$ AU, so ill lose 40$ AU if it dies. Plus the price for the fertilizer would be about 10$ AU

 

[blaxsun]

For such a small tank, it may not be worth the risk. But it's entirely up to you.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Ye its probably not the best idea. I'll go with a mushroom instead

 

[PatW]

I am a scuba diver. I see all sorts of sponges on reefs. They are quite a prominent part of the reef fauna. And they are rather neglected in the reefing community.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

I am a scuba diver. I see all sorts of sponges on reefs. They are quite a prominent part of the reef fauna. And they are rather neglected in the reefing community.

Oh, that's sad because I love sponges

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ya for a reason. Lol

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Sponge... hmm. I've kept the pink spikey stuff with holes in it. The yellow...the white pineapple sponges.
The white refugium kind. Looks like wet TP. Lol.
The blue kind that people actually grow and sell. It plates. It's a display sponge.
Most of em though are hard to keep. Like nps gorgangians or bivalves.
D