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Change in Salt Levels
Change in Salt Levels
I have never had issues going from salt to fresh.
Change in Salt Levels
I have never had issues going from salt to fresh.
My trees had out grown my I.M. Light. I have gone with the Kessil light for now and they seem to be working very well.
Here are some updates with my new lighting.
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Nice root structure
thats crazy
i see all those mangroves and i wonder what would happen if u plumbed a nano reef tank next to it. that might make one heck of a filtration unit. could something like that work or would it throw the whole dynamics off. sorry for the hijack but im just astounded
saltwaterfishlover
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a thought just came to mind.
will the roots end up stressing the seams and or bust them?
was thinking of making a 40 breeder into a bedroom tank and dont want an eventual flood
will the roots end up stressing the seams and or bust them?
was thinking of making a 40 breeder into a bedroom tank and dont want an eventual flood
brob22-
Thanks! you are right, this woud make a nice side stream filter to a reef. it would be neat to see more refug at show quality.
saltwaterfishlover-
I can hardly wiat until the roots are that big. I keep a close eye on them, and already have a few that have reached the windows. They curve around and continue to grow. Once the roots get crowded I will begin training them just like the tree branches. I'd like to train them back to the surface and see if I can get more prop roots going
Thanks! you are right, this woud make a nice side stream filter to a reef. it would be neat to see more refug at show quality.
saltwaterfishlover-
I can hardly wiat until the roots are that big. I keep a close eye on them, and already have a few that have reached the windows. They curve around and continue to grow. Once the roots get crowded I will begin training them just like the tree branches. I'd like to train them back to the surface and see if I can get more prop roots going
NanoJosh
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There was a post earlier in this thread or in the mangrove thread under the stickies. I don't remember.
saltwater sam
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This is my humble mangrove setup. 2 reds, 1 black, 1 Orange propagulw
Arc Drafter
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Hey I wanted to post a question. I hope it is not too off topic. I have a Fuge with 4-6 inches of sand a basketball size of Chaeto and 5 Red Mangroves. The mangroves have put out their first 2-3 leaves but I'm still battling algea. I am thinking about hooking up a GFO reactor. Will the GFO scrub the water too much for the Chaeto and Mangrove?
saltwater sam
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What media are the mangrove roots in?
Arc Drafter
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I actually just have them in the ball of chaeto.
saltwater sam
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That's interesting I've never heard that before. I'd be worried about the chaeto absorbing the nutrients before they can get to the mangrove roots.
G_Sanab922
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Haven't done it myself but I've read that you need to do it slowly. Change the salinity little by little in a matter of a couple of weeks or a month
Arc Drafter
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saltwater sam
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Hey mkabrick!
You have some awesome trees! Have you grown them with their roots in media for their duration or did you have them suspended hydroponically at any point?
You have some awesome trees! Have you grown them with their roots in media for their duration or did you have them suspended hydroponically at any point?
mangrove substrait
mangrove substrait
thanks. the early work is starting to pay off!
the trees were first wired to the rock island and crushed coral was used as substrait. when i upgraded to rimless (~2012) I added the sand.
mangrove substrait
thanks. the early work is starting to pay off!
the trees were first wired to the rock island and crushed coral was used as substrait. when i upgraded to rimless (~2012) I added the sand.
saltwater sam
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Very nice work, very impressive.
firemountain
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Following this
reefs4lifee
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Old setup
Used to have 6 healthy mangroves in a 40 br. All over 2' tall with one being over 2.5'. Used to grow them under deep blue 30" 4 bulb T5 using 2 6000K bulbs 1 roseate and one Purple. Old substrate was a center of mud where the mangroves were planted and crushed coral around it
New Setup.
Recently downgraded so I had to consolidate tanks as well so now this new mangrove setup is part of my sump. Unfortunately we all know that mangroves don't really like to be uprooted once they're well established so from my old 6 I was left with just 2but I did get new propagates. In the new system, the mangroves are lit by a 70w MH floodlight because it's a thinner yet taller setup so I needed something that would penetrate better. New substrate is the old mud on top of a deep layer of black sand. Also has a semi-automatic sprinkling system.
I figured out a way to make this a fully automatic sprinkling system and it's working very well!!!
