Encouraging pineapple sponge

[MarkoD]

I use to have a butt load of pineapple sponges in my tank but it looks like something ate them or they died.

Anyone know what I can do to start growing them?

I could even set up a separate tank

[lpsreefer]

I know in my tank they grow we're there is little light. I also use tap water in that tank.

[MarkoD]

I know in my tank they grow we're there is little light. I also use tap water in that tank.

Yeah mine were in low light too. But now nowhere. I've never used tap water

[hillegom]

I think they grow well when they have nutrients. If they decline, your water must be in better shape.
If there aren't any left, I guess you will have to import one from a friend, to see if it multiplys. Are there any in the sump?

[Myka]

Got a sump? They grow in my overflow and sump...don't see them in the tank.

[MarkoD]

Yeah I've got a sump with a bunch of rock. But no sponges on the underside of any of the rocks

[freezetyle]

zeovit sponge power additive

[Zoaelite]

zeovit sponge power additive

+1, this stuff works wonders for sponge growth. Although risky adding multiple sources of healthy liverock and have many shaded areas also causes the stuff to explode.

[lpsreefer]

Mine grow in my sump and my old remora c hob I have modded for sponges in my sump. Modded by mistake lol. But it works great.

[MarkoD]

Modded how? I think I might set up a dark 10 gallon just to grow these

[daniella3d]

+1, Zeovite sponge power. I have tons of non-photosynthetic sponges in my tank and I feed sponge power each day two drops per day in my 75 gallons along with amino acid.

zeovit sponge power additive

[MarkoD]

Thanks guys. And this powder can be used stand alone?

[daniella3d]

It's not a powder it's a liquid in a little bottle. It's pretty expensive but since you only use 1 drop per 25 gallons it last for a very long time, even in large tank.

Thanks guys. And this powder can be used stand alone?

[MarkoD]

cool, thanks for the info.

im probably just gonna set up a 10-20 gallon tank specifically for growing sponges..... then feeding them manually to my moorish idol

[Zoaelite]

Do a little googling on cryptic refugiums, lots of good info out there!

[MarkoD]

Do a little googling on cryptic refugiums, lots of good info out there!

thanks. ill do that