Mangroves

[mnoll406]

Hey everybody,
Just got some mangroves from Wai's. I put them in my refuge, and the leaves have promptly shrivelled up, and pretty much died. I have the actual plant above water, with the roots underwater. Wai's always has the whole plant underwater, and I think thats why the leaves dried up. Any thought's or comments on this? Another thing, I have my refuge on a 24hr light cycle, to stabilize pH, and reduce chance of caulerpa going in to the reproductive phase. Will this affect the mangroves in the future. I used to do agricultural research for Abbott labs, and our green house lighting system screwed up, and we had 24 hr daylight, and it really messed the plants up. Anybody know how this affects mangroves, will it just stress them, or kill them. Don't really want to change photoperiod, because the tanks been like this from the start, and don't know how it would effect the display tank. Any thoughts, observation, etc.

Mike