Black Mangroves

meagan1823 · 12-15-2009, 03:23 PM

Hi,
I was wanting a little more information about Black Mangroves.
Do they have to be planted or can they just float at the surface of the water> Do they reproduce?
How many is recommended for a 55 gallon aquarium?

jonjonwells · 12-15-2009, 03:31 PM

Growing Black Mangroves
1. Placement: The propagule of the black mangrove looks like a few leaves bunched together. To get them to sprout in your aquarium, simply place them in the tank, and allow them to float. They will eventually grow hydroponically.

2. Add light strong enough to grow macroalgae, or a grow light. You can get these at home depot, or for twice the price at your LFS.

3. Heat. Mangroves like warm temperatures, try to keep them in a room that is at least 70 degrees for best results.

Straight off the Reefcleaners website.
Ask john how many you need. He will know better than me.

meagan1823 · 12-15-2009, 03:33 PM

i have read that off of reefcleaners but I wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly because red mangroves it says need to be planted and the tops sticking out of the water.

that is why I posted on reefcleaners forum....

Gresham · 12-15-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meagan1823

Hi,
I was wanting a little more information about Black Mangroves.
Do they have to be planted or can they just float at the surface of the water> Do they reproduce?
How many is recommended for a 55 gallon aquarium?

A simple search will yield a lot of info as this topic as been well covered on this forum

http://www.3reef.com/forums/search.php?searchid=485021

jonjonwells · 12-15-2009, 03:38 PM

I have no personal experience with the blacks personally. Most of us just defer to John when it comes to macros.

I do know that they will not reproduce in your system. These things don't grow popules until fairly mature. These things grow to 20+ feet in the wild.

longballz84 · 12-15-2009, 03:39 PM

u can also drill a small hole ina piece of styrofoam and place the pod in this...then just let it float around

u will also want a little spray bottle with water...spray it once or every other day to get the salt creep off...

Newreef15 · 12-15-2009, 04:24 PM

i put my mangrooves in egg crate works perfect for me.

johnmaloney · 12-15-2009, 06:19 PM

all those methods will work, you can also just literally drop them in the fuge, they float on their own and stay, (generally) upright. But it is easier to keep them in one spot if you use the styro or egg crate methods above....

time to update that site.... i need to get on that ball one of these days.

meagan1823 · 12-15-2009, 06:24 PM

I don't have a fuge so these would be floating in the DT

johnmaloney · 12-15-2009, 06:44 PM

you will probably want to secure it somehow, so it doesn't get tossed around constantly from the additional flow normally found in DTs.

12-15-2009, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
meagan1823 Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 404 Skin: Mint Karma: 1833	Black Mangroves Hi, I was wanting a little more information about Black Mangroves. Do they have to be planted or can they just float at the surface of the water> Do they reproduce? How many is recommended for a 55 gallon aquarium?

12-15-2009, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonjonwells Pajama Cardinal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Kansas Age: 30 Posts: 1,430 Skin: Mint Karma: 15427	Growing Black Mangroves 1. Placement: The propagule of the black mangrove looks like a few leaves bunched together. To get them to sprout in your aquarium, simply place them in the tank, and allow them to float. They will eventually grow hydroponically. 2. Add light strong enough to grow macroalgae, or a grow light. You can get these at home depot, or for twice the price at your LFS. 3. Heat. Mangroves like warm temperatures, try to keep them in a room that is at least 70 degrees for best results. Straight off the Reefcleaners website. Ask john how many you need. He will know better than me. _________ http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...ate-74217.html EQUIPMENT: 150 Gal SPS Reef, 40 Gal Sump, 30 Gal Refugium, Mag 24 Return, MJ 3000 Closed loop, Euro-Reef BBE 180 skimmer, 1250 Watts of light (don't feel like listing them) LIVESTOCK: Tomato Clown, Pajama Cardinal, Firefish, Yellow tail Blenny, Canary Blenny, Fang Blenny, Green Clown Goby, Pink Spot Goby, Green Anthias, Red Sea Purple Tang INVERTS: Coral Banded Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp CORAL:

12-15-2009, 04:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Newreef15 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ft lauderdal Florida Age: 16 Posts: 710 Skin: Mint Karma: 2079	i put my mangrooves in egg crate works perfect for me. _________ 40 gallon custom acrylic 50+ pounds of live rock aquaticlife 159 watt t5 fixture 2 maxi jet 1200 powerheads Aqua C w/ MJ1200

12-15-2009, 06:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnmaloney 3reef Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,221 Skin: Dark Karma: 11192	all those methods will work, you can also just literally drop them in the fuge, they float on their own and stay, (generally) upright. But it is easier to keep them in one spot if you use the styro or egg crate methods above.... time to update that site.... i need to get on that ball one of these days. _________ Here is a link to our sponsor section on this website. Here is our website, we do clean up crews, macroalgae, and rocks.

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12-15-2009, 03:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
meagan1823 Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 404 Skin: Mint Karma: 1833	i have read that off of reefcleaners but I wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly because red mangroves it says need to be planted and the tops sticking out of the water. that is why I posted on reefcleaners forum....

12-15-2009, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
jonjonwells Pajama Cardinal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Kansas Age: 30 Posts: 1,430 Skin: Mint Karma: 15427	I have no personal experience with the blacks personally. Most of us just defer to John when it comes to macros. I do know that they will not reproduce in your system. These things don't grow popules until fairly mature. These things grow to 20+ feet in the wild.

12-15-2009, 03:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
longballz84 Spaghetti Worm Join Date: May 2008 Location: delaware, USA Posts: 176 Skin: Mint Karma: 282	u can also drill a small hole ina piece of styrofoam and place the pod in this...then just let it float around u will also want a little spray bottle with water...spray it once or every other day to get the salt creep off...

12-15-2009, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
meagan1823 Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 404 Skin: Mint Karma: 1833	I don't have a fuge so these would be floating in the DT

12-15-2009, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
johnmaloney 3reef Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,221 Skin: Dark Karma: 11192	you will probably want to secure it somehow, so it doesn't get tossed around constantly from the additional flow normally found in DTs.