Anyone out there use mangroves?

[robbyville]

Hi all,

Does anyone out there use magroves for nutrient export and Nitrate control? What are the pros and cons?

I have found that I cannot keep caulerpa as it is supposed to be kept in low flow applications. Bescause my sump/fuge is built into the back of my tank the flow through the fuge chambers is quite fast. I was hoping that if it should work out I could place mangroves there since I have two chambers available measuring about 2.5 inches wide by 6 inches long. I could suspend the mangroves via pieces of styrofoam above the water with holes cut out to hold the mangroves. The foam could then be wedged into the chambers for stability.

Does this make sense? right now I only have about 5 inches of sand and some rock rubble in the chambers. When I removed the bio-balls that used to occupy the space I was really looking forward to setting up a fuge of some type!

Best,

Rob