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Reef Discussion => Inverts => Topic started by: aquavista99 on June 07, 2007, 19:41:52

Title: Mangroves
Post by: aquavista99 on June 07, 2007, 19:41:52: I purchased some really nice mangroves from Joel at Aquariums Etc today. They received a large shipment yesterday and each mangrove is fully germinated with a solid root structure and leaves (see pics below). Thanks, Joel!

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Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: Baggerhog on June 07, 2007, 20:43:05: Yea I was up there yesterday and I purchased a few they are really nice. If anybody wants really nice mangroves Joel has them.
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: CoralBeauties on June 09, 2007, 23:34:15: Are you using a skimmer with the mangroves? I just read a pretty long article saying if you skim to have the tank water go to the mangroves first before the skimmer. On a common system the skimmer is the first to get the water. I am planning out a 180 gallon build with a 55 sump and might like to incorporate some mangroves into the plan.
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: aquavista99 on June 12, 2007, 00:05:42: Quote from: jjoos99 on June 09, 2007, 23:34:15
Are you using a skimmer with the mangroves? I just read a pretty long article saying if you skim to have the tank water go to the mangroves first before the skimmer. On a common system the skimmer is the first to get the water. I am planning out a 180 gallon build with a 55 sump and might like to incorporate some mangroves into the plan.

Yes, I use a skimmer on my system. My water is first filtered by my skimmer, then goes through macro algae (cheato ) before returning back to my reef.

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Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: micki on June 12, 2007, 19:14:19: Tim what exactly do the mangroves do? Do you have them in your sump or where?
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: Secondgen on June 12, 2007, 21:56:23: What do you do when they get to big? Do you trim them back or what?
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: aquavista99 on June 13, 2007, 01:07:36: Quote from: micki on June 12, 2007, 19:14:19
Tim what exactly do the mangroves do? Do you have them in your sump or where?

Micki, I attached a few links for you. The first link is pictures of mangroves from the wild (IE, they protect the reefs by exporting phosphates and nitrates as a food source and they also protect the coastline from erosion, etc).

Mangroves are slow-growing plants, and their nutrient uptake is limited in the home aquarium do to size limitations (IE, most people cannot grow large trees indoors w/ massive root structures, etc). In the wild, the mangrove root structure will absorb lots organic material, phosphates, nitrates etc. from the water.

http://travel.mongabay.com/mangroves_photos.htm

The second link is an article about mangroves in the aquarium. I keep my mangroves in my 125 gallon macro sump.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/apr2002/feature.htm
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: aquavista99 on June 13, 2007, 01:15:02: Quote from: Secondgen on June 12, 2007, 21:56:23
What do you do when they get to big? Do you trim them back or what?

Yes. In the wild, mangroves can grow over 70 feet tall with a very large root structure. If not trimmed on a quarterly basis, the small plants can get large over time.

Here is another good link on how to grow mangroves (w/ lots of pictures) ...

http://toptropicals.com/html/aqua/plants/mangrove/mangrove_eng.htm
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: micki on June 13, 2007, 07:02:37: Thanks Tim! I'll check those out later today.
Title: Re: Mangroves
Post by: Secondgen on June 13, 2007, 16:08:40: The links are appreciated Tim.