GrkNyer

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Here is a pic of my fuge with two mangrove plants in it. I have two more smaller ones that Ro gave me at the swap in the lower right half part of the fuge. Who knows if they do anything but the two bigger sure look happy. They started off like the smaller ones Ro gave me. I got them about a year ago

temperhead

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thanks.

Murfman

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I read somewhere that you needed 1 mangrove for every gallon to get the true nitrate reduction from them.

My 'trates are at 100, I feed every day. I clean my skimmer every 2-3 days and also clean my fiber floss.

I am going to run Purigen to reduce the 'trates and also Prodibio reefclean. You might want to try the Purigen. 100ML would cost you $8 and filters up to 100 gallons.

mheaven

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I feed my fish everyday, also feed my corals everynite. Nitrates at zero. The thing with feeding is dont feed more then your fish can eat. After a few feeding you can tell how much to feed. Remember in the wild fish pick at food all day, we can not replicate the ocean. So wee need to feed them right.

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Deepwater

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that sweet . .. never knew you were good in gardening

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bschuerman

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I feed my fish daily too but as earlier stated only try and feed what they will eat. I presume what they don't eat the cleanup crew and the starfish are pretty enthusiastic to attack.

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johnmaloney

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Mangrove filtration isn't an exact science. 1 adult mature mangrove would be larger than your living room, and would smash your tank to bits. Mangroves built the Great State of Florida, and they can handle your aquarium. The thing is you want to stunt them in an aquarium, so maybe 1 per gallon would work in in the beginning, (although I think that is a lot), but after a while you will have to start giving them away, or they will starve. Here is the guidelines I use, first number slow results, second number faster results:

(I am a heavy feeder)

10-20 gallon (5-7 small plants)
20-40 (7-12 small plants)
40-100 (10-20 plants)
100+ (25 plants)

You will have to remove some, but these will get your conditions perfect quick, and then you start whittling them down and giving them away, etc... A good mangrove can get you a coral frag from a friend.

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