my new mangrove island

[jerl77]

just got 15 new red mangroves but they are only 5 inch high and my sump level is 14 inches of water so i came up with this idea do you think it will work?:wink:

 

[Aquascaper]

SwEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEttttt

 

[jerl77]

i guess it will:wink: work do they grow fast?

 

[Aquascaper]

Yes- they grow pretty quick under a full spectrum bulb.....

But I have grown various grooves from different suppliers and some do well and others not so much....

 

[condor]

you can also completely submerge them also. in fact i find that they grow faster that way. they end up growing straight up out of the water. try doing it with one, and let the race begin

 

[jerl77]

ok i cant put the whole mangrove under water right there are no leaves yet ?

 

[jerl77]

so i can put them under 14 inches of water?only reason i did this is becuz i read you can not put the whole man grove under water

 

[condor]

everytime i have done it they do very well, and remember those a babys that grow off the mother and im sure some in the wild are submerged. my boss did not believe me till i put one in a tank with the roots in the sand bed and it took off. before i did this it was doing nothing

 

[condor]

i did hear they have a problem letting go of o2 under the water and i did see bubble form on the leaves. i just used a baster to blow off the bubbles each day or so

 

[jerl77]

i think i am going to put two in the sand bed and watch the race seee what one grows faster

 

[condor]

ive got 5 luners on the submerged

 

[LitlBailey]

very nice idea though, it'll be interesting to see if they do better submerged

 

[jerl77]

ive got 5 luners on the submerged

and there doing fine?

 

[thewackyreefer]

I too had my mangroves completely submerged until I moved them, they grew like crazy and did end up sprouting some leaves once they grew above the water level.

 

[condor]

I too had my mangroves completely submerged until I moved them, they grew like crazy and did end up sprouting some leaves once they grew above the water level.

i had them grow many leaves under water

 

[jerl77]

ok just moved them down lets see what happins thanks all

 

[jordan3548]

Thats sweet I have Tons of mangroves they can be easily found here in Florida everytime I go to the beach I grab a few. I assume its legal because park rangers and FWC have seen them in my buckets its clear as day when they poke out 5 inches lol and they have never bothered me.

 

[BlazinNano]

Thats sweet I have Tons of mangroves they can be easily found here in Florida everytime I go to the beach I grab a few. I assume its legal because park rangers and FWC have seen them in my buckets its clear as day when they poke out 5 inches lol and they have never bothered me.

As long as you do not dig them up. The ones floating or washed up on shore are free game.