Mangrove tank

[James Hammett]

My wife ordered some
mangroves from Amazon I think. And asked me to use an old 10 gal tank to make a mangrove tank for her.... not sure what’s best but this tank was cycled with no sand I removed the rock added dry sand and stuck mangroves in the sand.... is it this easy? I know it’s ugly old tank but they needed to be set thy were dying I think

 

[James Hammett]

View attachment 728593

My wife ordered some
mangroves from Amazon I think. And asked me to use an old 10 gal tank to make a mangrove tank for her.... not sure what’s best but this tank was cycled with no sand I removed the rock added dry sand and stuck mangroves in the sand.... is it this easy? I know it’s ugly old tank but they needed to be set thy were dying I think

Top view

 

[OriginalUserName]

Supposedly, it can be that easy. I've had pretty poor luck getting mangroves to grow consistently. I think one of the key items is to spray them with freshwater as often as possible.

 

[chris85]

Pretty much.... Just make sure there is some kind of nutrients for the mangroves to feed on. And maybe get them out the water a few inches. The will grow prop roots and make its way to the substrate over time. Keep us updated.