The Orange Fan Sponge is a popular sponge in any home aquarium. With its vivid color, it makes a gorgeous addition to any reef tank. Due to its resemblance with Japanese hand held fan, it is named appropriately as Fan Sponge. Make sure not to expose it in air when introduced in the tank. If it is exposed to air out of the water, the air becomes trapped in the matrix of channels that line the inside of its sponge body, blocking the path for food to reach its cells. The Orange Fan Sponge is very easy to use and that makes it a good choice for a beginner aquarist. It requires a strong current and good water quality in order to flourish in the tank. The Orange Fan Sponge is very helpful in filtering aquarium water, as it is natural suspension feeders, filtering food from the water. It is filter feeders with little symbiotic algae, so lighting isn?t important but flow is. The Orange Fan Sponge is a peaceful coral and that makes it a great addition to any reef tank. Since it does not bother any neighboring corals and other sessile invertebrates, the Orange Fan Sponge is a completely reef-safe species. If it is not placed under strong flow, it can be covered with brownish film that can be blown off with the help of feeding baster. The Orange Fan Sponge should be attached to a small piece of live rock, and it undergoes photosynthesis and manufactures energy and nutrition using the zooxanthellae that dwells inside its tissue. It does not possess any defensive stinging tentacles, therefore, the Orange Fan Sponge is not only a beautiful gift from nature but also makes a great addition to your tank.