!!!!! SHOW OFF YOUR MANGROVE !!!!!

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

With that said I mean your mangrove reef tank or sump

and what do you do to keep them thriving?
Some use sand, others use miracle mud, a few use live rock rubble.
What kind of light do you run and flow?
As they are different mangroves which one do you grow or maintain?
Do you keep mangroves mainly to reduce the nutrients in your water or are you keeping a mangrove habitat?

It would be awesome to have a shallow tank like above with like 20 springerie damsels in there.

143MPCo · Dec 19, 2016

I'll play along here's my set up...
Walt Smith mud covered by a layer of sand and then a layer of rock rubble.
Light is a EnviroGro T5 4 Ft/6 Tube

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

143MPCo said:
I'll play along here's my set up...
Walt Smith mud covered by a layer of sand and then a layer of rock rubble.
Light is a EnviroGro T5 4 Ft/6 Tube

Ok enough, stop playing

Get these beauties a awesome reef tank and I'll send you 20 Springrie Damsels

Steadyreef42 · Dec 19, 2016

My lonely mangrove

filbie70 · Dec 19, 2016

6 months old. Miracle Mud base with sand on top. Spritzed weekly with RO water to keep the salt off of the leaves. Low end sump LED, but they get some exposure from the Kessil Purple over my chaeto macro algae. I used mine as Cyanobacteria defense based on articles I have read.

revhtree · Dec 19, 2016

I have some growing in a separate tank right now but will have them plumbed into the new system.

I love them!

filbie70 · Dec 19, 2016

You are all shaming me to where I now feel I don't put enough pride in my mangroves.

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

filbie70 said:
You are all shaming me to where I now feel I don't put enough pride in my mangroves.

....... You got to start somewhere, and by doing so you getting somewhere

At least you got mangroves going and THANKS for showing them off.
You might get some great ideas if more pics and statements are posted to be better and better doesn't need to cost a whole lot, you can take that from me.

brad908 · Dec 19, 2016

Psiber_Syn · Dec 19, 2016

@brad908 what's the wire training for?

Psiber_Syn · Dec 19, 2016

Not my tank at my lfs

wowkingjames · Dec 19, 2016

That is awesome!

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

Amazing pics guys.
Keep it coming.

brad908 · Dec 19, 2016

Psiber_Syn said:
@brad908 what's the wire training for?

Same as a bonsai tree, want to get the branches to start going out and over the tank. Giga (second tank in the original post did it with his mangroves)

brad908 · Dec 19, 2016

This is a second mangrove tank I just started. Will sprout by months end. 24" 4 6500k bulb light from 5am to 10pm. Currently freshwater and will slowly convert to SW next year.

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

brad908 said:
This is a second mangrove tank I just started. Will sprout by months end. 24" 4 6500k bulb light from 5am to 10pm. Currently freshwater and will slowly convert to SW next year.

Is it better to start from fresh and slowly to salt and if so why?
Is that miracle mud in the first pic?

brad908 · Dec 19, 2016

Diesel said:
Is it better to start from fresh and slowly to salt and if so why?
Is that miracle mud in the first pic?

Yes, mangroves grow quicker in FW as they use up a lot of energy with salt.

Not technically miracle mud, but it is live mud bought off eBay. About 12 pounds.

I also used:

Diesel · Dec 19, 2016

brad908 said:
Yes, mangroves grow quicker in FW as they use up a lot of energy with salt.

Not technically miracle mud, but it is live mud bought off eBay. About 12 pounds.

I also used:

Thanks my friend.
Many members learned a ton in just a few words.