Maintaining mangroves

[dubs]

Wow 4 little munchkin I know ur time is zero I got 1 a 3year old and forget about it my normal job/ I do projects of my own and I play basketball as my other hobby tournaments/league/pick up bro it not about been lazy i try making caring for my tank as easy as possible I have nice little of routine things to do with my tank at times it feel like this reefing ish take ur whole life so adding spraying mangroves to the list not happening for that I get rid of all them ish and grow more cheato

 

[myblock175]

I'm gonna keep up with the spraying but I'm gonna upgrade my light

 

[kenconnect]

i have in my sump my self and use the cpr light that i use with the cheato. and i have the tunze ato so what i did was put the hose right over the mangroves so when ever my sump needs more water it sprays over the mangroves. less stufff for me to do..lol

 

[myblock175]

lol @ dubs. I got 2 kids, bills, wifey, and 2 whips. lol. Thats why I'm trying to sell my 34 gallon solana and just stick with my 155 bow front. it's just too much to do

 

[dubs]

The next time I go to florida I have to look out for the guy running around with his spray bottle spraying the mangroves and ken that not a bad idea even tho for sure I don't believe in this spray theory case I don't spray nothing on them and they are out of control

 

[JonnyJ]

Hey dubs i dont get your above statement. Lol - it does rain outside.

I know people who have had success both ways. With or without spraying... A spray bottle takes half a second to spray and if you have salt spraying or creeping on them you should definitely spray them.

Some people also run a air stone, some mud, some sand, some live rock.

Whatever works I guess, personally I would spray once in a while.

 

[dubs]

Jonnyj yea it rain in Florida but not every day as a matter of fact i have spend plenty of summer in Florida and some time it dont rain at all for a long time once it didn't rain the whole time I was there so did the mangrove stop growing ??

 

[Juggernot55]

i have in my sump my self and use the cpr light that i use with the cheato. and i have the tunze ato so what i did was put the hose right over the mangroves so when ever my sump needs more water it sprays over the mangroves. less stufff for me to do..lol

Good idea. I sprinkle mine with a little r/o water every time i top off (every 3 days). And have a 36w led fixture on mine. I also have mine planted in a mix of mineral mud and live sand topping.

 

[JonnyJ]

Jonnyj yea it rain in Florida but not every day as a matter of fact i have spend plenty of summer in Florida and some time it dont rain at all for a long time once it didn't rain the whole time I was there so did the mangrove stop growing ??

Huh? Idk I lived there for 8 years and it sure did rain and it sure is windy. I lived in boca, west palm beach, Miami and coconut creek. Different areas in fl rain more than others and yearly weather varies. It's definitely not a desert climate and I'm sure climate and weather change has its effect on them. We just dont see it because there are uncountable amounts
of mangroves.

I'm definitely not attacking you -
I just couldn't hold back when you made a comment about someone running around with a spray bottle in the wild...because it rains. Lol

In the wild things are obviously always changing - Mangroves are actually pretty hardy and they adapt.

Many people have success without spraying fresh water on them. The mangroves filter out the salt through their leaves.

In the wild many things remove the excess salt from the leaves. Two of them being - rain and wind. This doesn't happen in your tank and obviously can cause a decline of health.

The best idea is to daily/weekly/monthly spray.... I can't see anyone actually denying the fact it can benefit them.

 

[piranhapat]

Been in Orlando since Monday we had rain showers and few long down pours everyday except today......hanging out with nemo......Dubs bring some sun shine here......:smile:

 

[dubs]

juggernot go away with ur non sence me and u got them the same time and we know few people that got them from us y is it that mine out grow everbody ????

jonnyj no offence taking bro am not a little baby like some the members here having a difference weather is an oppinion or a way of doing things def a good thing am all for that thats y am a renegader as far as what u mention in ur post its good info i dont discredit any of it but i am proving fact that they can grow with out doing any of what some people think is the right way

paranhapat am on the way with some sunshine just have few cold ones waiting for me and by the way u go to fl and go one the most boaring place in fl ???bro u have to go ft lauderdale /mia/ palm beach even

 

[beerfish]

Mangroves should be sprayed to eliminate salt creep. The leaves contain pores called stomata that need to "breathe" in order to exchange water vapor and CO2. If these pores are clogged, there is a good chance that the leaves will brown and fall off.

Dubs, if your system doesn't have a lot of salt creep, you may not need to mist them, but the general practice in the hobby is to mist them in order to keep them healthy.

 

[JonnyJ]

Mangroves should be sprayed to eliminate salt creep. The leaves contain pores called stomata that need to "breathe" in order to exchange water vapor and CO2. If these pores are clogged, there is a good chance that the leaves will brown and fall off.

Dubs, if your system doesn't have a lot of salt creep, you may not need to mist them, but the general practice in the hobby is to mist them in order to keep them healthy.

yea, what he said

 

[piranhapat]

Dubs, can't help it. I got to take the little ones to see DISNEY ever year. It just rain to night making everyday it rained. I staying at Animal Kingdon and asked Mickey for Mangroves. He said only if you water them than I will give you some. :biglaugh:

 

[myblock175]

Hey dubs I might have to come get some mangroves from you. start all over again from scratch. just shoot me a price

 

[myblock175]

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