sponges

[mr. bojangsjang]

Are sponges hard to care for? Do they have lighting needs? Are there any hardy species?

[charlesr1958]

Here are some links to some very good articles about sponges that should answer your questions about them.

Sponge Links (http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/sponges.html)

Chuck

[romunov]

Sponges (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2004/invert.htm)
How to ID a sponge and why should you just call it what it is - a sponge (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rs/index.htm)
Sponges: A Bunch of Holes Held Together by Some Cells (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-06/rs/index.htm)
Sponges - pump-filter modules through space and time (http://web.archive.org/web/20020806012027/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/jan/wb/default.asp)
Some Truths about Sponges (http://web.archive.org/web/20020806011533/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/feb/wb/default.asp)

[Ryanqk]

I've had bad luck with them in general....