So i have been reading up about using mangrove plants in the sump/extra tank as a good way to export nitrates and phosphates. This seems like a good idea but i was wondering what people thought. Does this actually work? I have also read that if you have enough you can omit the skimmer entirely. Is this true? And if so how many plants would you need per gallon?
Mangroves in the sump?
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sassafrass
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From my and my friends experience cheato works much better , mangroves grow very slowly if at all. Most seem to slowly die.
Lee
Lee
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I've had 5 mangroves for over a month under my T5 lighting and they have yet to sprout roots. I'm thinking of moving them into my refugium under my 130 watt energy saver bulbs but IDK. They can be used as nutrient export but from all of my research I believe the consensus is that you would need far more than you would want to see a noticeable difference. I got them because I'm using several types of macroalgae and plants. Cheato is the best though.
Yeah i heard they were slow growing. but thanks for the info on that they are not as efficient as cheato. Im just curious because i was thinking about setting up a brackish estuary tank with monos in it and the mangroves as teh main filter and decoration. After about a yeah the monos need higher salt concentrations so i was thinking about plumbing the brackish tank into the salt tank and using the mangrove field as a big part of the tanks nutrient export and try to remove my skimmer.
