mangrove how to

[reefme]

is anyone have any idea how to grow mangrove? I am interest in setting up one for myself.

Thank you.

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by reefme

is anyone have any idea how to grow mangrove? I am interest in setting up one for myself.

Thank you.

Pretty much the mangrove bible right here by the great Julian Sprung. Pretty straight forward: mist them regularly and watch your magnesium levels.

[Lampshade]

Nice, thanks for the link, i'm looking at setting up a mangrove tank as well, this is great.

[tinman]

Tagging along anyone know where to get mangroves at a reasonable price

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by tinman

Tagging along anyone know where to get mangroves at a reasonable price

i bought mine at BA's for cheap hehehe theyve been doing great i mist them daily and have them planted in my mud fuge so far so good

[MarkoD]

I bought mine from blue world. I have them stuck through egg crate and the roots are in the top 4 inches of water in my sump. Growing like crazy. Have a 4300k bulb on them

[reefme]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Pretty much the mangrove bible right here by the great Julian Sprung. Pretty straight forward: mist them regularly and watch your magnesium levels.

How often do you check for magnesium? Is there any other mangrove that does not consume magnesium?

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by reefme

How often do you check for magnesium? Is there any other mangrove that does not consume magnesium?

To be honest I haven't check my magnesium. I'm I'm fairly new to mangroves myself. No, there isn't a mangrove that doesn't "consume" mag. They use mag to displace sodium from their bodies. If the mag gets low they loose this ability and succumb to sodium poisoning. The apparent consumption is them taking mag is for this reason and it is lost inthe sacrifial leaves.

[reefme]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

To be honest I haven't check my magnesium. I'm I'm fairly new to mangroves myself. No, there isn't a mangrove that doesn't "consume" mag. They use mag to displace sodium from their bodies. If the mag gets low they loose this ability and succumb to sodium poisoning. The apparent consumption is them taking mag is for this reason and it is lost inthe sacrifial leaves.

How big is your tank and how many mangroves do you have?

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by reefme

How big is your tank and how many mangroves do you have?

I have a 50G cube with a 15G sump. I have two mangroves (which is the theoretical "number of mangroves per gallon") and I keep them in my external overflow box (it's deep). If I can find some way to swing it, I'd like to do a remote fug... But I'm pretty limited for space. The whole 1 mangrove per 25 gallons is, in my opinion, a rule of thumb without much substance in reality. So take it with a grain of salt.

I don't keep mangroves for nutrient removal... I'd use chaeto for that. I keep them because I am endlessly fascinated by plants, especially the water filtering ability of mangroves (I develop water desalination technology).