Can Mangrove Roots Survive a Peroxide Dip?

d2mini

d2mini

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My roots are covered in HA.
Really annoying!
I want to fully remove the HA but don't want to damage the roots and I can't seem to get it all off by hand.
 
They're well over a year old and they are suspended. So most of their growth has been in the roots as they grow down towards the rocks and substrate. But I'd hate to kill them after having them this long.
 
I'm pretty sure that plants can handle H202 for the most part, a lot of people use it for gardening to prevent root rot. Do you plan on putting your plants in substrate at any point? It's usually about the 1 year mark when suspended mangroves begin to die. You may have noticed very slow leaf growth? That's because the plant is putting all its energy into growing roots instead of leaves, and the leaves are what produce the plant's food, not the roots.
 
saltwater sam said:
I'm pretty sure that plants can handle H202 for the most part, a lot of people use it for gardening to prevent root rot. Do you plan on putting your plants in substrate at any point? It's usually about the 1 year mark when suspended mangroves begin to die. You may have noticed very slow leaf growth? That's because the plant is putting all its energy into growing roots instead of leaves, and the leaves are what produce the plant's food, not the roots.
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Darn, really?! I have a lost a couple recently.
I know they are putting all their energy into the roots but didn't know that would cause them to die! I'm trying to grow a really big plant like Julian Sprung's mangrove. His refugium was my inspiration for my refugium. My tank is like 22" tall. How can i get long roots if I don't suspend them? The roots have reached the rocks.

Here's my most recent pic so you can see what I'm talking about.

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If you're trying to produce aerial roots, they can only be attained with time. If you have your roots anchored firmly, the plant will put out healthy hair-like roots which is what the plant absorbs nutrients with. The plant cannot absorb nutrients with those long thick roots. After a couple years of healthy growth, aerial roots drop from the stem of the plant. Aerial roots will not be produced in less than two years. The stem of the plant will be brown, not green, before the tree starts putting out prop roots. It's alright to start out with your plant suspended, but if you don't anchor those roots the plant will die. I have experienced this first hand and so have a lot of other people.
 
Man! Ok as much as this bums me out, i appreciate the info because no one else ever told me this!

Do you have any suggestion on what to do with them with this particular tank???
Obviously I can't just plant them in the substrate because they are too short.
Seems like I would need some kind of suspended sand bed container or something.

They were originally planted in a very shallow rubber maid tub. And when I pulled them out near a year ago and set up this new tank, they had all those fine roots you speak of. Now those are gone but the big roots grew to like 6-7" long, easily.
 
I have my reds in 8 in pots. That seems to be right about perfect for me. Since you already have a large root system I'd recommend that same size.
 
Hey, no problem. I'm sure that you will see some noticeable results rather quickly, your plants will probably have a growth spurt :)
 
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