LF: Mangrove Pods

[martinmcnally]

Anyone know where I can get Mangrove Pods at a reasonable price? I see JL has them but they are $15 each.

[tang daddy]

15 is pretty reasonable, I know some people have ordered it from the states and it worked out to be alot cheaper... you have to order more to make it worth while and the only other hassle is customs and duty.

[jimbo222]

i ordered 100 of them from the states two weeks ago.
they may take a while to arrive.... If they make it....
but ill let you know.They are about 12 inche\s no leaves or big roots on them , so you will have to grow them out .
they cost me under 1.50$ each.
jim

[don.ald]

i just ordered 100 pods from hawaii on ebay. shipping cost more than the pods.

Well, today they get destroyed by canada food inspection agency. how it works is you are allowed to bring seeds into canada and the sellers call them seeds. seed pods however are a different thing, and not allowed. so take your chance when you buy. you may get away with it? some members have.

[jimbo222]

aww that sucks oh well i guess its a risk.
if for some reason mine make it ill send you sum to cut your loss.

[sphelps]

You have to get the shipper to purchase a phytosanitary certificate and get the pods inspected. I think it only costs around $50 if the shipper is willing to purchase it.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

We have mangroves in the store, not pods anymore but blooming. $5ea.

Ken

[paddyob]

Ken.... whats the proper way to utilize mangroves?

Dip the roots in your sump or what? I am getting my refugium going soon and wonder if I should go full on chaeto or add mangroves too.


Patrick

[BlueWorldAquatic]

If you have "mud" then you can just plant them.

If not, you can just have them floating or semi-sumerged as long as the roots are underwater. Some people just use styrofoam.

Make sure you give the stem a freswater sponge bath ever so ofter, as that is how it expells the salt.

minimal light is needed, and as long as you keep it limited to 2 -3 leaves, it will remain stunted. You don't need a 20+ foot tree growing out of your sump.

Ken

[sphelps]

Mangroves can get their nutrients in too ways, either from the water with the roots or from the light with the leaves. The idea is to keep the number of leaves down to just a few like Ken mentioned so they are forced to use the water as their primary source for nutrients.