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02-11-2007, 07:35 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: apple valley MN
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has anyone ever used mangrove plants was wondering if I can plant on bottom of my tank | 
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02-11-2007, 07:51 PM
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| | Bikers are a dying breed!
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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First of all welcome to 3reef! Glad to have you aboard. 
I use them, all you need to do is plant them in your substrate or put some LR around them and they will root to it. Make sure you got plenty of light and the leaves are out of the water, I had to add a grow light to my fug because the leaves were turning yellow. After the extra light with a 65w bulb was added I haven't had any problems. Also make sure that the light bulb is not right on the leaves or you will burn them up. Put your hand over the top of the leaves and make sure there isn't a lot of heat there. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | |
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02-11-2007, 08:06 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Welcome to 3reef! Best of luck with your tank! IMO, you would be better off growing mangroves in a refugium using mud as a substrate, based upon what I have read. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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02-11-2007, 09:43 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: apple valley MN
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thank you could not find that out any where how many do you think you need for a 55 gal the place sent me 21 plants I read I should only need 2 or 3 | |
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02-11-2007, 10:53 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Only a couple shoud do for you and your tank. Size of the refugium shouls be taken into consideration as well. | |
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02-11-2007, 11:28 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: small spot on the road in Oregon
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I have three in my 'fuge, which supports my 150 gal. display. No problems, so far.
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