Mangroves

[BigReefer]

Hey team

I love to see your mangroves and setup for mangroves .... I want to learn as much as i can about them ... I have 3 atm ... i water them ... sing to them ... but sure whatelse to do ... they roots and leaves and lots of light...

but do i trim them or leave it or ??? there about foot tall with leaves and everything ... got them from sealife..

do they also remove phosphates...

 

[Dr. Zoos]

Anyone?

 

[Hong]

I have some floating in my tank. I would not trim, just remove dead leaves. Should spray leaves to remove the salt deposit.
They do remove help remove nutrients, but from what I read not as effective as the macro algae.

 

[TORX]

I love mine. I would like to start trimming them. I heard that if you trim, the leaves will start to grow denser. Maybe the mangrove guy @JamesHurst can chime in. (although it has been a few months since he was last online). I just have mine tied together in a corner in my sump. There is a red bulb on them 24/7. The roots on them are a good 6-8". They are also a neat little conversation peice. For some reason, people really think they are neat.

 

[BigReefer]

torx do u find a drop in your phosphates??? how many you got?

 

[TORX]

torx do u find a drop in your phosphates??? how many you got?

Doubt I can speak to that at this point. I added them around the same time as upping my gfo. I am in the process of taking my gfo and pellets off line though. I only have around 6 mangroves, so I can't see that being the #1 removal of phosphates in my system.

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[EricTMah]

I really like my mangroves too.
I have 14 in my fuge growing over some live rock. I use two 100w equivalent cfl bulbs running at 14 hours of light in reverse to my dt.
My largest one is easily 3' tall and the rest are around 12-24" tall.
I keep mine trimmed and they seem to be doing really well. Mist them once a day.
I find with this many, it does make a big impact on my no3 and po4. But not until they're settled in and growing well. In the past six months, the mangroves have really started to grow and in that time. My cheato has stopped growing all together. My no3 and po4 are still testing at zero

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[Hong]

Eric, when would you recommend starting to trim the mangroves. Do you count the number of leaves or height? Thanks.

 

[Easto]

Can you guys post a pic of your mangrove "setup".

I should have a good amount of space in my sump and I'd like to see how you guys are incorporating the mangroves into your sump

 

[EricTMah]

Eric, when would you recommend starting to trim the mangroves. Do you count the number of leaves or height? Thanks.

I started trimming when I saw three nodes, or about six leaves

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[BigReefer]

Look what i started i love the help this site proves

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[EricTMah]

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[BigReefer]

wow .... you got a nice looking brush there

 

[jroovers]

Those mangroves are awesome looking Eric!! When did you start them and how long did it take to get them to that state?

Does anyone know if Sealife still carries groves, I think this thread has sparked some interest in me trying some out...

 

[EricTMah]

Those mangroves are awesome looking Eric!! When did you start them and how long did it take to get them to that state?

Does anyone know if Sealife still carries groves, I think this thread has sparked some interest in me trying some out...

Thanks.

They have been in my sump for a little over a year now. They really didn't start taking off in growth till about 4-6 months ago. I thought they were dead for a while there. But I just kept misting them every day and didn't move them. Then once the roots took hold of the live rock below them. That's when the leaves really began to sprout. Everything time I trim them. They slow down growth for about 3 weeks. Then off they go again.

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[sunnykita]

Those mangroves are awesome looking Eric!! When did you start them and how long did it take to get them to that state?

Does anyone know if Sealife still carries groves, I think this thread has sparked some interest in me trying some out...

the last time I was in Sealife they had quite a few

 

[jroovers]

Thanks.

They have been in my sump for a little over a year now. They really didn't start taking off in growth till about 4-6 months ago. I thought they were dead for a while there. But I just kept misting them every day and didn't move them. Then once the roots took hold of the live rock below them. That's when the leaves really began to sprout. Everything time I trim them. They slow down growth for about 3 weeks. Then off they go again.

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I was under the impression they are quite slow growing, you must be doing something right, that sounds like relatively fast growth

the last time I was in Sealife they had quite a few

Thanks

 

[EricTMah]

I was under the impression they are quite slow growing, you must be doing something right, that sounds like relatively fast growth



Thanks

I thought the same thing. But all but one of my mangrove were grown from pods with no roots or leaves on them to begin with.


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[Hong]

Nice pics. I don't have a sump, so they go right in the tank. Haven't figured out how to plumb the sump and fit it under the tank.

 

[Quartapound]

Nice pics. I don't have a sump, so they go right in the tank. Haven't figured out how to plumb the sump and fit it under the tank.

Someone just posted a HOB overflow that would solve that problem! you'd just need a tub the size of your enclosure for a "sump" if a standard tank wont fit
http://www.thefragtank.ca/community/threads/hob-overflow.16190/