WTB Mangroves

[Ping]

They are for decoration, and when the roots grow thick in the water column, they provide habitat (mini - biome) for life forms on the roots and in the water column of the root area.

The only nutrient they are known to take up at an appreciable rate is magnesium. Magnesium levels needs to be checked more often in a system containing mangroves.

[brewercm]

BTW Peter,
I ended up going with sand after all in the fuge.

[Ping]

Thats great cliff, more area for biodiversity.

[Jeff]

i'm glad to see those shoots survived. most of mine are planted in the sand and a few have died but a majority of them are surviving.

[Mr Cob]

Peter, I thought Mangroves were benefitial at removing nitrates and phosphates when you have enough mature plants...???

Here's a link with some info that I always believed to be true:

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-...ves-52877.html
"Filtering capabilities: Mangroves can help lower nitrates and phosphates in the aquarium. If you are including mangroves in your aquarium as part of your filtering system, it is best to set up a separate mangrove filter. This can be a 10-20 gallon tank that is placed next to your aquarium and connected to its water circulation system. For small (10-30 gallon) aquariums, you will need to have approximately one plant for every gallon. If you have a larger aquarium (50-200 gallons), the attached mangrove filtering tank will need about 1 plant for every 2 gallons of water. The number of plants needed, of course, depends upon their size."

Has this not yet been proven?

Sorry for the spamming...I'm just very curious as I'm sure others are too. I've been slowly adding them to my refugium and display for these reasons. Also, I know some people that do not run skimmers and use mature mangroves instead...that might validate mangroves to be a proven filtration...?

[Ping]

Its all about biomass, Mangroves grow slow, therby they take up less nutrients. Caulerpa grows fast, takes up more nutrients in the same period of time.

[Jeff]

but mangroves look better. i intend to grow some more shoots if i ever get a seahorse tank going( maybe a 50gl), with the roots and stems along with lots of macro growing in a display would look great.