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Old 01-14-2009, 12:16 PM
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I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense that a plant needs to be acclimated the same as fish/inverts.
Where did you get your mangroves and were they pods, 1-leafers or full-sized trees?
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Originally Posted by tang daddy View Post
one thing to add if you are going with mangroves acclimate them slow from a 50/50% mix of saltwater and freshwater to the proper salinity in your tank. If you drop them in your refuge they will not like that I grow them in a small jar now with sand and 75% SW to 25% fresh and been keeping them alive for 4 months. The first batch of 4 died within 2 weeks.

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