Let Sniffers dig up Ancient Sponges

What if the Sniffer could dig up a new item, the Ancient Sponge Spore? When placed in a water source block on dirt, sand, gravel, coral blocks, or mud, it will grow over time, similar to a crop.

After about 3 in-game days (bone meal can speed up the process) it grows into a Wet Ancient Sponge, which can also be dried into just an ancient sponge if you want.

Ancient sponges look and act similar to regular Sponges but appear to be dirty and rusty (which can make for pretty unique builds!). But they are not as great for absorbing Water due to how dirty they are, only absorbing a 3x3x3 area instead of 5x5x5 like a normal Sponge.

But one of the coolest things you can do with it is you can use a Copper Brush on it while it's either wet or dry to scrub the dirt off like archaeology, turning it into a regular Sponge! This consumes durability from the brush.

Why this fits the game:

• It gives builders a new rustic variant of the sponge
• It finally makes regular Sponges renewable and farmable

New Advancement Idea: Wiping History (Use a Copper Brush to clean the grime off an Ancient Sponge or Wet Ancient Sponge.)

Thanks for reading this everyone, hope you liked my idea, and peace out :D