Aloe vera plant.

[zaitmi]

Can i add aloe vera plant to my reef tank? I have plant in the tub, i want to add that plant in my tank. I will just cut the aloe vera branch and put it in tank. Is it safe?

 

[mcgyvr]

Probably fine.. but why?
What are you trying to solve by doing that?

 

[billdogg]

I would go the opposite way. (and, fwiw, it's not often I don't agree with mcgyvr :beer: )

It is a terrestrial plant and so I would think that the saltwater would kill it. I really can't think of anything good that would happen by putting it (or it's extract) in your system.

 

[MondoBongo]

i'm super confused why you would want to add that to your tank?

my assumption would be that the saltwater would kill it, then it decompose in the tank, making things nasty.

 

[C.Eymann]

While aloe does have a moderate soil salt tolerance, it does not mean you can treat it like a mangrove. It will die with a quickness in full strength seawater.

 

[Sounds Fishy]

Why not try it with a fresh water aquarium...

 

[zaitmi]

Thanks for ur reply. Sounds dangerous...ok i wont try. I should better try halimeda.

 

[JZinCO]

As far as succulents go, aloe is one of the more salt tolerant. It can grow around desert salt flats. But, salt won't kill it. Waterlogging will. More tried and true plants are cordgrasses, bald cypress (kinda), mangroves, seaside paspalum, marsh elder, indigo bush, groundsel bush, american beachgrass, seacoast bluestem, needlerush, panic rush, saltgrass, saltmeadow bulrush and seaside goldenrod.

 

[mcgyvr]

I would go the opposite way. (and, fwiw, it's not often I don't agree with mcgyvr :beer: )

It is a terrestrial plant and so I would think that the saltwater would kill it. I really can't think of anything good that would happen by putting it (or it's extract) in your system.

I didn't think they were actually expecting to grow it out in the tank but instead benefit from the "healing" properties of it for some reason..

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Aloe_vera