Mangrove Tree Scrubber! w/ Pics

asonitez · 01/18/2009, 08:44 PM

Background,

I have a 180 Gallon Tank with lots of live rock and fish. I plan on filling it to the rim with SPS and softies. Problem is that my refugium or lack of nutrients in the tank is killing off my macro algae! I can't keep macro algae for crap. All they would so is get all loose up and then clog my sponges in the sump or put a bunch of crap into the water like little pieces of algae that my return pump impeller cut up. BUT... Mangroves seem to grow. I plan to purchase a bunch of them and plant them. I think 42 Saplings SHOULD handle my 180 well. Dontcha ThinK?

42 Saplings - I just E-Bay some mangrove saplings about 7" long

$19.99 Shipped.

Saplings are 7 to 11" big and are already have 2 leaves each.

Basically what I'm gonna do is Put Live Sand at the bottom of the section designed for my Refugium. Prolly about 3 inches. Then Im going to Use Egg-Crate and plan each sapling a Few Squares away from each other then Bury the Egg- Crate. The effect will eb a Scrubber of sorts. I have a 36 watt Power compact Light that I will use to grow them.

Does anyone else use mangroves in their sump?

dew2loud1 · 01/18/2009, 08:50 PM

Mangroves will suck out magnesium like crazy, and typically aren't as good at exporting nutrients as cheato. I would try upping your lighting over the fuge to see if you get increased growth, what kind of macro do you have now?

asonitez · 01/18/2009, 08:54 PM

chaeto and culerpa

asonitez · 01/18/2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dew2loud1
Mangroves will suck out magnesium like crazy, and typically aren't as good at exporting nutrients as cheato. I would try upping your lighting over the fuge to see if you get increased growth, what kind of macro do you have now?

i never knew that. may i will just fill my fuge with a dsb and a bunch of live rock.

01/18/2009, 08:44 PM	#1
asonitez Floodicus Maximus Flooris Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,643	Mangrove Tree Scrubber! w/ Pics Background, I have a 180 Gallon Tank with lots of live rock and fish. I plan on filling it to the rim with SPS and softies. Problem is that my refugium or lack of nutrients in the tank is killing off my macro algae! I can't keep macro algae for crap. All they would so is get all loose up and then clog my sponges in the sump or put a bunch of crap into the water like little pieces of algae that my return pump impeller cut up. BUT... Mangroves seem to grow. I plan to purchase a bunch of them and plant them. I think 42 Saplings SHOULD handle my 180 well. Dontcha ThinK? 42 Saplings - I just E-Bay some mangrove saplings about 7" long $19.99 Shipped. Saplings are 7 to 11" big and are already have 2 leaves each. Basically what I'm gonna do is Put Live Sand at the bottom of the section designed for my Refugium. Prolly about 3 inches. Then Im going to Use Egg-Crate and plan each sapling a Few Squares away from each other then Bury the Egg- Crate. The effect will eb a Scrubber of sorts. I have a 36 watt Power compact Light that I will use to grow them. Does anyone else use mangroves in their sump?

01/18/2009, 08:50 PM	#2
dew2loud1 backyard berghia breeder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Marion, Oh Posts: 703	Mangroves will suck out magnesium like crazy, and typically aren't as good at exporting nutrients as cheato. I would try upping your lighting over the fuge to see if you get increased growth, what kind of macro do you have now?

01/18/2009, 08:54 PM	#3
asonitez Floodicus Maximus Flooris Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,643	chaeto and culerpa