Emergency help with mangroves!
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MrGisonni
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It's a regular plant, albeit a salt tolerant one....do what you would do to a wilted house plant. Give it a good mist with freshwater. Rainwater would be best. Dechlorinate if using tap water.
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Do not know what a "humor issue " is.Just moved my mangroves over to a new tank about a week ago and now they look like this any idea? I read something about it petentally being a humor issue?
How did you move them?
The roots are the life blood.
They don't tolerate change in salinity or being uprooted easily.
Did you replant or float them?
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TLO45
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So I’m in the same boat.
I’m floating mine in the open water column. Would it be better to plant in a pot with sand or perhaps a mineral substrate such as Julian’s refugium substrate?
I’m misting leaves daily but doesn’t seem to be helping
I’m floating mine in the open water column. Would it be better to plant in a pot with sand or perhaps a mineral substrate such as Julian’s refugium substrate?
I’m misting leaves daily but doesn’t seem to be helping
Hmm, how long have they been in there? We're they acclimated to saltwater before going in the tank?
If the leaves are in the saltwater this might be why they're wilting. They like their leaves to be kept clean, and need a regular freshwater misting. Try keeping them upright, wiping the leaves down with a cloth, then dousing them in RODI water every morning to see if they perk up.
I'm curious if OP was able to resolve the issue..
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They need to be acclimated to saltwater unless they were popped in saltwater.
But any you are ordering from Amazon/Etsy/eBay are wild collected in saltwater. But the pods are grown out in freshwater set ups by the dealer.
But any you are ordering from Amazon/Etsy/eBay are wild collected in saltwater. But the pods are grown out in freshwater set ups by the dealer.
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Mine have been in the tank a couple weeks. When I mentioned they were floating I meant the roots. Perhaps they would be better off rooted in the sand?
I’ve seen some people actually plant them in reef safe pots in either sand or some pant based substrate.
Curious if you feel this might be helpful?
Not sure if they came from fresh, brackish or salt water.
I’ve seen some people actually plant them in reef safe pots in either sand or some pant based substrate.
Curious if you feel this might be helpful?
Not sure if they came from fresh, brackish or salt water.
No don't stick them in the sand. Set them on the sand or on a rock if you want. But if your plants aren't tall enough to do that suspend them using green plant tie. Just secure the pod to something making sure that all the growth above the pod stays dry.
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Beyond what's already been said about slowly acclimating them from fresh to saltwater, they won't typically do well long term if they're just in the water column, they do much better with a little soil/sand (or just what they grow in naturally, sandy mud!). The last mistake I see people making is not giving them enough light. These are full sun plants and love to be blasted.
Here's mine. It's planted in a 50/50 mix of miracle mud and sand in a box I 3D printed to be part of my overflow (so there's constant water flow for the top of the roots), with a pair of lights on full blast.
Here's mine. It's planted in a 50/50 mix of miracle mud and sand in a box I 3D printed to be part of my overflow (so there's constant water flow for the top of the roots), with a pair of lights on full blast.
Dude aboves mangroves look great also. He plants them. Mine have always been too short at the beginning.
While this works just fine, I've found no issue just popping them 1/4 to 1/3 of the way into some sandy mud with a little moving water gets pods rooting within a few days.
If they're already rooting, it's probably best to at least partially bury the root in sand/soil, but no more than 1/4 to 1/3 of the length of the pod.
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