Feather dusters don't need light either, but they do need
to filter a lot of food. The dirtier the tank, the happier
they are.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



George Patterson wrote on 9/23/2006 10:33 PM:
StringerBell wrote:

I thought the tank could be pretty nice with a bunch of feather
dusters and some sponges. Am I right in thinking that the dusters are
less delicate and easier to maintain than those other reef inverts?

Yep. They need less light than most corals. Just make sure you don't buy
a fish that eats them and don't overfilter the water.

How about sponges--- are some types also on the less delicate side?

As Wayne reminded me, many sponges don't like much light. Put them under
an overhang. They also like a fairly "dirty" tank. Most of what I know
about them comes from reading; I had one as a live rock hitchhiker. It
did well for a while, but a butterfly I bought to eliminate aiptasia ate
it. I had fairly standard fluorescent lighting, which is probably
insufficient for feather dusters but (apparently) good for sponges.

George Patterson
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