Mangroves in overflow.. growth pic

[GOSKN5]

I added these mangroves a little less than 5 months ago... pretty cool addition to my tank and seem to be growing fairly well... I have been reading about bonsai with mangroves and might give it a try as they grow so they will arch around the light more without blocking it...

Anyway.. in early June

And now:

 

[LazRodriguez]

How did you plant them in there?
It looks really good! Keep posting for sure!

 

[GOSKN5]

They are attached to clips on the back wall... the roots are just floating...

 

[Biotopes]

Can we get a current FTS?

 

[GOSKN5]

Sure haha... but I got a new tank... moved into a 75 gallon..

 

[brcb7tuner]

I have read that if you let them grow in the overflow to long the roots could eventually break the tank.

 

[GOSKN5]

I would guess that's possible... but also could be avoided by just keeping an eye one where the roots grow and how big etc.. I also think it would take a really long time for that to happen

 

[Bingo_Dubai]

im planning to do the same. any updates on this?

 

[GOSKN5]

Sorry didn't see your post before now... I.moved and downsized tanks, lost on mangrove but the others are going strong.. getting bigger and adding leaves.. I really want to clip them to make them branch... I just keep chickening out haha... here is a pic of them on my 30 shallow currently...

 

[GOSKN5]

Oops wrong pic... u can see the roots slightly behind the halimeda haha..

 

[sam.basye]

Looks great! Sure don't grow very fast.

 

[G_Sanab922]

Sorry didn't see your post before now... I.moved and downsized tanks, lost on mangrove but the others are going strong.. getting bigger and adding leaves.. I really want to clip them to make them branch... I just keep chickening out haha... here is a pic of them on my 30 shallow currently...

Oops wrong pic... u can see the roots slightly behind the halimeda haha..

quoted to see pics..

nice !

 

[Plantbrain]

Halimeda is looking very nice. Nice scape overall. You cannot over do the light intensity on the mangroves, but you can add way too much heat that fries the leaves out.