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Old 04-23-2007, 06:40 PM
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woot for my procrastination for once! I was too lazy to take the plants out so right now they're on a window sill. cool, I guess ill acclimate it over the rest of the week.
Hate to ruin anyones day...but, it is recomended that you adjust salinities over several weeks. Espcially if they are qoing from fresh to full salt. They are very adaptable, but extreamly sensitive to sudden changes in salinity. The salt in expelled through the leaves and that's why you need to keep them clean. If not, they won't be able to exchange gas properly and won't do well.
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Old 04-23-2007, 07:33 PM
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Hate to ruin anyones day...but, it is recomended that you adjust salinities over several weeks. Espcially if they are qoing from fresh to full salt. They are very adaptable, but extreamly sensitive to sudden changes in salinity. The salt in expelled through the leaves and that's why you need to keep them clean. If not, they won't be able to exchange gas properly and won't do well.
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Shaun - I didn't see it clearly defined as to how to "acclimate" them, it states it needs to be done, but doesn't define how to do so

do I just water it with a half and half and slowly increase that?

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Old 04-23-2007, 08:14 PM
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Shaun - I didn't see it clearly defined as to how to "acclimate" them, it states it needs to be done, but doesn't define how to do so

do I just water it with a half and half and slowly increase that?

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I had another link explaining the following process. Can't find it so the following is pretty much how it was said to be done. Put the pods in a container with fresh water(asuming yours are now acclimated to full fresh), a glass jar would work fine. Mark a line at the water level desired. Now measure the balance of the container and devide by the number of days you plan to acclimate-say 28. Now measure that number below your full line and that will be you water change line. Make sure before you do your daily changes that you top off with fresh water to compensate for evaporation. Now, remove enough water to get down the change line. Add tank water until you reach the full line. Watch the salinity, if is seems to be going up too fast, change every other day. You should be close by the end of the acclimation process. Make sure the s.g. is exact before introducing to your system. Don't forget to wipe the leaves.
I'm sure you don't have to get this complicated, just make sure the process is done slowly.
Does this seem like alot of work for a mangrove???
I was lucky, when I got mine, they didn't have roots. they went straight into tank water.
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The way my wife acclimates her trees; she starts out with a vase that holds about 8 cups of water. Her first week has one cup tank water and 7 cups fresh. Week two she dumps the water and uses 2 cups tank water and 6 fresh. Week three is 3 cups tank water and 5 fresh, and so on. At the end of week 7 she adds them to her mangrove tank. One thing I did for her was cut some foam blocks so they could float just above the miracle mud (with a sand cap) to encourage the roots to get a little longer and more gnarly looking.

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Old 04-23-2007, 10:56 PM
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anyone seen these in the surrey/delta area??
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The way my wife acclimates her trees; she starts out with a vase that holds about 8 cups of water. Her first week has one cup tank water and 7 cups fresh. Week two she dumps the water and uses 2 cups tank water and 6 fresh. Week three is 3 cups tank water and 5 fresh, and so on. At the end of week 7 she adds them to her mangrove tank. One thing I did for her was cut some foam blocks so they could float just above the miracle mud (with a sand cap) to encourage the roots to get a little longer and more gnarly looking.

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That sounds easier!!!
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She also keeps a fresh water bottle right next to the tank and they get their leaves sprayed a few times a day most days.

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I rushed in after reading this thread and picked up the last one on School House in Coquitlam. Hope there are more in other stores for you guys.
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Anyone having any luck acclimating? I read on WWM that mangroves cannot be acclimated once they have grown roots. No sign of new leaves on mine yet.
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Old 05-07-2007, 03:43 AM
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You haven't even got through the acclimation period yet.....give it some time. If acclimated right they should start showing signs of growth in a month or two maybe even 3. If you rushed it, it could be a year before any signs of growth. Trees, like reef tanks, require patience....

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