Red Mangroves
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JohnVH
Reefer Madness
I have 3 in my sump. I just have them set up in the rock in my refugium and I mist them with RO/DI water every day or other day
noy
Reefing newb
My setup (for pods)
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1) get a piece of Styrofoam cut to about the size of edge of your refugium - punch holes in them so that the pods will fit.
2) put the pods into the foam - the foam will float and make sure the tops of the mangroves stay above water and the roots will remain below
3) set up a light - nothing fancy 6700k will do
4) watch them grow.
5) Mangroves need some mag for faster grow - so make sure your levels are at least 1300
6) I keep cheato in the refugium too - so the foam pieces fit around the edge and the cheato gets sunlight around the foam
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1) get a piece of Styrofoam cut to about the size of edge of your refugium - punch holes in them so that the pods will fit.
2) put the pods into the foam - the foam will float and make sure the tops of the mangroves stay above water and the roots will remain below
3) set up a light - nothing fancy 6700k will do
4) watch them grow.
5) Mangroves need some mag for faster grow - so make sure your levels are at least 1300
6) I keep cheato in the refugium too - so the foam pieces fit around the edge and the cheato gets sunlight around the foam
noy
Reefing newb
the roots have to be underwater and the leaves have to be above water. don't trim them you need them to get big before they really make any impact on nitrate export.
if they get too tall - just push them down a bit on the foam. eventually you'll have to set up a refugium for mangroves when they get too big - i'm probably about 4-5 months away
if they get too tall - just push them down a bit on the foam. eventually you'll have to set up a refugium for mangroves when they get too big - i'm probably about 4-5 months away
MitchReef
reef noobie, since 1986
When it sheds leaves don't let them stay in the refugium / sump water because they then break down and dump the nutrients back in....It's easy to keep track of...
noy
Reefing newb
I would still give a bit of down time (8 hours) - most plants actually grow better when there is down time. I think 24 hours actually slows their growth. I have macroalgae in the refugium so I run it at night for 16 hours
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
i have 50 pretty close to each other.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
I have a 75g rubbermaid stock tank and they are in one half of it.
Where the tub of sand is.
Where the tub of sand is.
