Mangrove tank

[Subsea]

You should start selling your macros when you export them! All the macros in your tank are so healthy, and it's super hard to find all those different macros online! Do you dose stuff like Flourish? How do you keep up with keeping the Caulerpa from going sexual or preventing one algae from outcompeting the others?

Ichthyogeek,
C. Paspaloides is extremely fast growing which also means it has the highest potential for going sexual. Translucent color on tips is indication of fast growth. White on tips or stems is first sign off going sexual. Nothing rare about C. Proliferia or C. Paspaloides. I compost tomatoes when I thin it out.

Sam,
Interesting that you mentioned the yellowing of the Feather Caulerpa. Consider that iron may be limited in your system. From my experiences, iron deficiency will be noted on the fastest growing macro first. Typically, low nitrogen or low iron will cause a yellowing of plants in freshwater. Iron deficiency in terristeral plants will cause yellowing of the leaves, iron chlorosis.

 

[saltwater sam]

Ichthyogeek,
C. Paspaloides is extremely fast growing which also means it has the highest potential for going sexual. Translucent color on tips is indication of fast growth. White on tips or stems is first sign off going sexual. Nothing rare about C. Proliferia or C. Paspaloides. I compost tomatoes when I thin it out.

Sam,
Interesting that you mentioned the yellowing of the Feather Caulerpa. Consider that iron may be limited in your system. From my experiences, iron deficiency will be noted on the fastest growing macro first. Typically, low nitrogen or low iron will cause a yellowing of plants in freshwater. Iron deficiency in terristeral plants will cause yellowing of the leaves, iron chlorosis.

That very well may be the case, in fact, I dosed iron and fed the tank heavily after I removed the Caulerpa because I had the same thought. I think it may have been that the colony got overgrown, but I'm not sure. It actually wasn't the feather Caulerpa that turned yellow, it was that single colony of the pasaploides.

 

[Subsea]

I am familiar with at least five Caulerpa's that are called Feather or Fern Caulerpa:
Taxifolia, Ashmeadii, Sertulariodes, Mexicana and Paspaloides. Which one are you calling
Feather Caulerpa?

 

[saltwater sam]

Sertularoides.

 

[Genera]

I got a few questions for you :rollface:

What lighting are you using now, it looks more red than before? I like it. :thumbsup:

What kind of substrate do you have?

Do you have any live (or dead) rock?

Where did you get those pots that the mangroves are in, and what are they filled with?

What are you using for flow (and how many gph)?

You got your plants from http://www.live-plants.com right?

Thanks in advance

 

[Subsea]

Sertularoides.

Sam,
According to Russ Kronwetter of Gulf Coast Eco-System both Sertularoides and Paspaloides grow in 5'-10' of water. At that depth, red light would still be available. Also, in his free guide link on live-plants.com, he shows Botryocladia to be collected at 30'-130'. There would be no red spectrum at that depth. Did Botrycladia (RedGrapes) thrive in your mangrove tank.

 

[Genera]

I got a few questions for you :rollface:

What lighting are you using now, it looks more red than before? I like it. :thumbsup:

What kind of substrate do you have?

Do you have any live (or dead) rock?

Where did you get those pots that the mangroves are in, and what are they filled with?

What are you using for flow (and how many gph)?

You got your plants from http://www.live-plants.com right?

Thanks in advance

Also, where are you getting all those mangroves?

 

[Genera]

bump :eek1:

 

[saltwater sam]

I got a few questions for you :rollface:

(1)What lighting are you using now, it looks more red than before? I like it. :thumbsup:

(2)What kind of substrate do you have?

(3)Do you have any live (or dead) rock?

(4)Where did you get those pots that the mangroves are in, and what are they filled with?

(5)What are you using for flow (and how many gph)?

(6)You got your plants from http://www.live-plants.com right?

Thanks in advance

(7)Also, where are you getting all those mangroves?

Genera, quite the quiz you left for me there, I went ahead and numbered your questions in order to address them.

1. 6 PAR 38 LED, 2 plantgro coral compulsion, 4 6000k
2. Mix of rubble, puka shell, mineral mud, sand
3. Yes, both.
4. Net pots from amazon.com filled with answer to #2
5. Using 3 internal filters and 2 water circulating powerheads
6. Yes
7. Mangroves were imported under a USDA license I obtained through APHIS

Sam,
According to Russ Kronwetter of Gulf Coast Eco-System both Sertularoides and Paspaloides grow in 5'-10' of water. At that depth, red light would still be available. Also, in his free guide link on live-plants.com, he shows Botryocladia to be collected at 30'-130'. There would be no red spectrum at that depth. Did Botrycladia (RedGrapes) thrive in your mangrove tank.

It did not thrive, but I still have patches of Botryocladia growing throughout my tank, mainly in shaded areas.

 

[saltwater sam]

 

[saltwater sam]

R. apiculata new leaves very soon to come, buds are bursting!

 

[Michael Hoaster]

Nice pics, Sam! You make mangroves look sexy!

 

[saltwater sam]

Nice pics, Sam! You make mangroves look sexy!

Thanks Michael! That's the way I see them, so I'm glad that I am able to confer that to you! Here's a few mangrove pics for the record.

Recently bent this upper branch on big red. New leaves there, can you see the touch of red in their color? That usually goes away pretty quickly, I like it.



Here are a couple shots of my "leaning" orange mangrove.

 

[saltwater sam]

Bonus pic of the glamorous couple. Check out the differences in their phenotypes, their black coloration is different. It will be very interesting to see what their offspring will look like some day!

 

[Genera]

Genera, quite the quiz you left for me there, I went ahead and numbered your questions in order to address them.

1. 6 PAR 38 LED, 2 plantgro coral compulsion, 4 6000k
2. Mix of rubble, puka shell, mineral mud, sand
3. Yes, both.
4. Net pots from amazon.com filled with answer to #2
5. Using 3 internal filters and 2 water circulating powerheads
6. Yes
7. Mangroves were imported under a USDA license I obtained through APHIS



It did not thrive, but I still have patches of Botryocladia growing throughout my tank, mainly in shaded areas.

Lol thanks. That was a lot of questions...

 

[Michael Hoaster]

Your mangroves are beautiful and your glamorous couple reminds me of tigers in the jungle!

 

[saltwater sam]

..your glamorous couple reminds me of tigers in the jungle!

I never realized that before, but you're totally right!

 

[saltwater sam]

 

[saltwater sam]

White mangrove


Black mangrove

 

[Michael Hoaster]

Gorgeous full tank shot!