mangrove

  1. RiceKrispy Reefer

    Where to buy good size mangroves?

    Looking to buy a decent sized and healthy mangrove to start growing out for a future mangrove tank. Is there anyone yall would recommend to source a health specimen with a few small branches already? Need to ship to Texas
  2. rr07

    EMERGENCY Is my mangrove dying?? What do I do??

    I have been growing a red mangrove for a year now (6 sets of leaves but most have fallen off given time) and I recently repotted it into a 5 gallon, no salinity or water parameter changes but this new water is full of tannins. I fear I may have damaged the roots and salt is getting inside the...
  3. T

    Build Thread Shallow Lagoon Mangrove Tank

    What do you think of my shallow mangrove marine system? I tried to built a natural environment with lots of hiding places and many different species. You can look out for my videos on my Instagram account as well - tobis_reef 💙💚
  4. P

    Help my mangrove please

    Please help! I’ve had this mangrove plant for about six months. It’s potted in a 50/50 mix of sand and pebbles, with water in the pot and no drainage, since the roots are meant to stay submerged. It had been thriving and growing rapidly for a while, and I mist it once a day could i possible...
  5. P

    Mangrove Brown leafs?

    I’ve had this mangrove for about 5 months, and have noticed some browning leafs on one of the leafs, what could this be? It’s not planted in a reed yet, I mist it everyday and dose nutrients for water growing plants. don’t really know if this is the right place for the discussion. If not...
  6. P

    Lightning for red mangrove?

    I’m currently growing a red mangrove and will be adding it to my tank after acclimation. It’s currently under an AI Prime, but I’m looking to upgrade to a more efficient lighting setup. What light should I consider? How many watts and what spectrum would be ideal? If this isn’t the right place...
  7. P

    Mangrove help?

    So I have my little mangrove, and have had it for about a month, not the leafs start to brown, and don’t know what I’m doing wrong, a had a couple rots braking of in transit but I did as recommended and glued them with Reef safe super glue, what can I do to save my tree? Should I pot it instead...
  8. Danny's Aquariums

    Saltwater Paludarium (8ft x 22in x 12in)

    Wishing you all a great weekend! Just want to share a picture of my saltwater tank, I’m proud of how it looks! I added some new corals this week, I plan on making a few adjustments this weekend. Share a picture of your tank!! 8ft x 22in x 12in or 250 cm x 55 cm x 30 cm. Set up in August...
  9. itelshot

    Is it normal for red mangrove?

    Hi, at the end of summer I bought red mangroves, they grow under 100 watt light at a height of 30 centimeters in old sand from the sea in brackish water. 1. On them in the last 1,5 months the leaves have started to yellow a little, and in places where the yellowness is the longest - more obvious...
  10. rr07

    Mangroves

    I have recently bought a Red Mangrove and one of the branches fell off during shipping (the first photo where i left the branch in the pot). Does anyone have tips on getting the mangrove to branch again without needing to cut the top off? There are some spiky buds growing off the side of nodes...
  11. diverdown

    USA Ultra Realistic Biosystem Habitat Cast Urethane Shoreline Habitat Suitable for Fish, Crabs, some Corals and Anemones, etc

    Hi, I am a longtime seller of corals, anenomes, etc on R2R with excellent reviews. I've started a new venture with ultra realistic cast urethane habitats. The 48" long by 24" wide by 18" high system comes with everything needed to plug and play, filtration and pumping system, automatic misting...
  12. Z

    Mangroves in Filter: Fertilizer and Substrate?

    I love the look of mangroves and the idea of having a tree that grows in salt water in my tank. I decided to add some into the back filtration chamber of my waterbox 20 AIO by sticking some proagules in the little ventilation holes of an Intank 3D printed insert for the back chamber. I couldn't...
  13. SonoranSwimTeam

    Hello New to R2R

    Hey all, My name is Justin, and I’ve been working with saltwater fish tanks and aquariums for 15+ years. Most of my experience is on setting up fish tanks for private clients (houses, dentists, doctors, etc,) but have worked with a few public aquariums as well. These days, I’m currently...
  14. Joseph_Joe

    Red mangle underwater length

    Hi all, I set up a rectangular foam above my DT. It is supported by the glasses. I created small holes in the foam and placed mangle pods. They were slowly growing during winter then started growing fast when spring was about to end. But now, I feel they are mostly growing their dry parts. The...
  15. talh

    Advice for Waterbox 25 Peninsula AIO Filter Chambers

    As the title suggests, I'm looking for thoughts on what to put in each of the three filter chambers for my WB 25 Peninsula AIO tank. I have been testing weekly and I am not controlling nitrates well. To keep nitrates low, I have to do multiple water changes a week right now. Currently, I just...
  16. Danny's Aquariums

    Build Thread 100'' Shallow Reef Tank / Paludarium

    I'm excited to start working on a new project, a 100'' long shallow reef tank! Previously, three smaller shallow reef tanks covered this wall.. but I always had the dream of creating one large, low-tech, system and having lots of mangroves, macro algae and nano critters in it. Above the water I...
  17. F

    Mangrove

    I’ve been wanting to get a mangrove tree for my tank just to have one. I think there so pretty. Here’s a picture of my tank. I have egg crate on top. I don’t want it in my sump. Any ideas where I can put one and also advice and suggestions how to grow one?
  18. Joseph_Joe

    Build Thread French newcomer 50g tank

    Hi all, I don't like to show my work as I am a newcomer to this lovely world of reefing, and my posts are not "Instagrammable" since my first tank ever is not that nice looking, but let me start my own tank build. Since I am based in France, I noticed we have some differences in terms of...
  19. L

    3/4 Gallon Mangrove/Reef tank

    Just wanted to share my newest reef experiment! Last week I bought a mangrove sapling from my LFS which sparked the idea to make a very small pico tank housing the mangrove and maybe some macroalgae and or zoas/palys. I ran down to homegoods and found a roughly 3/4gallon cookie jar and threw in...
  20. natattack

    Is this a bad idea? Potential 16 gallon Smithii Mantis Shrimp Tank

    Hello, I have been building a 16 gallon aquarium for some time now and have acquired all my equipment. I know that I want to do a planted macro algae aquarium with some random photosynthetic sponges and a mangrove. I am pretty set in this goal. Equipment: -Seachem Tidal 55 Filter -Finnex...
  21. M

    My mangroves are dying. Help me

    I can't write English, so I write using a translator. I'm sorry These mangroves have been raised for more than a year, and since the last four months, yellow spots have formed on the leaves, and the leaves have dried up yellow, and they have started to fall one by one Faster than the growth...
  22. juke59

    mangroves for refugiums

    I have found this etsy account that sells mangroves. i orderd a few and they came perfect. root system was growing very clean. they had instructions for acclimation and it seems to be working great. jjst a slow process https://www.etsy.com/shop/IndianRiverNatives
  23. Rubymoon286

    Starting a 100 gal soon, and want advice on my plans

    Just what the title says. I'm ordering an IM 100g Peninsula in the next couple of weeks and want to start putting my plan together. I currently plan to light it with two AI Prime HDs that I have since they both have a 24"x24"x24" spread and I'll upgrade if needed but like the idea of not having...
  24. JohnnyTabasco

    Need advice. Root capsule for mangrove - safe??

    My mangroves looks like they have nutrient deficiency. I heard that you can use root tab, but can someone tell me if this looks safe for a coral reef tank. It's containing copper... but in trace amounts.
  25. E

    Nano Build Struggling in shape and in size.

    Hey everyone, So, i've been briefly introducing myself in another thread, and i've been kindly adviced to start this building thread. I've been thinking first : eh let's take this cubic redsea nano max. I saw one for cheap in my neighborhood for sale, and as a good urban citizen, i don't own a...
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