Brad's ADA 60f Mangrove Tunnel

LetItReef · Dec 5, 2016

Neat project!
When it starting to grow will the roots penetrate the tank and cause breakage?

brad908 · Dec 6, 2016

ShinerMaginer said:
Somehow my post got combined into your post. Don't mind me, relative R2R newbie.

The mangrove roots will eventually grow up through the sand. The mangroves will be trimmed frequently to create a dense canopy over the tank.

LetItReef said:
Neat project!
When it starting to grow will the roots penetrate the tank and cause breakage?

They will grow up and above the water before breaking the glass. In my other tank I've had mangroves in an 8" cube for 2 years now and no root issues.

newbreefer316 · Dec 20, 2016

This is great. I'm following along. Been looking for your build threads since I saw a picture of your daylight macro tank. It was basically exactly what I've been thinking about doing for awhile.

brad908 · Jan 5, 2017

6 weeks.

MikeA · Jan 5, 2017

That's looking great.

brad908 · Jan 6, 2017

MikeA said:
That's looking great.

Thanks! It has been fun watching the daily changes in growth. I will take a week 7 picture tomorrow.

brad908 · Jan 7, 2017

Week 7. 4.5 out of 6 have sprouted. One will be finished in a couple days, and the last one probably has another 2 weeks

Sm51498 · Jan 7, 2017

This is very cool. Nice and clean. I'm interested to watch it develop.

tcarter1936 · Jan 7, 2017

Following

reeefer · Jan 7, 2017

Following

Mebeknob · Jan 8, 2017

Pretty cool idea. Definitely pulls in the naturescaping done on planted tanks.

How will you convert to saltwater? Can the mangroves handle a quick change or do you have to do it gradually?

Nicolas_Brown · Jan 8, 2017

This is awesome following along

brad908 · Jan 9, 2017

Mebeknob said:
Pretty cool idea. Definitely pulls in the naturescaping done on planted tanks.

How will you convert to saltwater? Can the mangroves handle a quick change or do you have to do it gradually?

Thanks. It will be a very gradual conversion to saltwater through multiple water changes over a few month period.

Sm51498 said:
This is very cool. Nice and clean. I'm interested to watch it develop.

tcarter1936 said:
Following

reeefer said:
Following

Nicolas_Brown said:
This is awesome following along

Thank you!

RamsReef · Jan 9, 2017

Very cool,
I know your tank is built now but have you thought of extending the intake of the AQ to the opposite corner of the tank to pull water from the kitty corner side and back to the AQ20 where it comes out.

I hear the new seachem HOB filters rock, they do look nice I would get those if I didn't just buy AQ's.

Also, you can use this stuff, http://plasticworld.ca/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=129 or you'll see it advertised as "Aquaweld" or something to make a splash way for your aq20.

You heat it up in boiling water, use a rolling pin to flatten it, and then you can stick it to the aq20 to lessen the spillway slope, and / or divert the outflow.