Mangrove pods

[skylord]

The way my wife acclimates her trees; she starts out with a vase that holds about 8 cups of water. Her first week has one cup tank water and 7 cups fresh. Week two she dumps the water and uses 2 cups tank water and 6 fresh. Week three is 3 cups tank water and 5 fresh, and so on. At the end of week 7 she adds them to her mangrove tank. One thing I did for her was cut some foam blocks so they could float just above the miracle mud (with a sand cap) to encourage the roots to get a little longer and more gnarly looking.

Scott

[fishface]

anyone seen these in the surrey/delta area??

[fishmaster]

Originally Posted by skylord

The way my wife acclimates her trees; she starts out with a vase that holds about 8 cups of water. Her first week has one cup tank water and 7 cups fresh. Week two she dumps the water and uses 2 cups tank water and 6 fresh. Week three is 3 cups tank water and 5 fresh, and so on. At the end of week 7 she adds them to her mangrove tank. One thing I did for her was cut some foam blocks so they could float just above the miracle mud (with a sand cap) to encourage the roots to get a little longer and more gnarly looking.

Scott

That sounds easier!!!

[skylord]

She also keeps a fresh water bottle right next to the tank and they get their leaves sprayed a few times a day most days.

Scott

[spoot]

I rushed in after reading this thread and picked up the last one on School House in Coquitlam. Hope there are more in other stores for you guys.

[spoot]

Anyone having any luck acclimating? I read on WWM that mangroves cannot be acclimated once they have grown roots. No sign of new leaves on mine yet.

[skylord]

You haven't even got through the acclimation period yet.....give it some time. If acclimated right they should start showing signs of growth in a month or two maybe even 3. If you rushed it, it could be a year before any signs of growth. Trees, like reef tanks, require patience....

Scott

[Skimmerking]

yes you need to keep the leaves clean so it can expell the salt from the roots taking out the nutrients in the water. and make sure that the leaves are dead to take them and not let the leaves go back into the water. I took a dead leave and put it in a container of water and left it for a few days and measured the nitrates and phoshates and it was a freakin lot. so it does work.....

[spoot]

I know I will be acclimating for a while. But I'm only going to put them in brackish water for now SG~1.010. I'm just worried that the attempt to acclimate them is killing them.