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argi (4/27/2008)
IME the seed pods are much easier than the already growing plants. They do tend to be very sensitive to changes in salinity and I have killed a few established mangroves due to salt shock. Probably the best way to acclimate them to their new the new salt level is to have a tank set up for just them with the initial salt level (or in your case freshwater). Gradually over a few weeks slowly raise the salt levels to what they will be in their new home. Sounds like a pretty good idea for the rooted plants, is it OK to place the seed pods directly in the refugiums without any acclimation? I was told by the person that I bought the plants from that the seed pods should start showing roots in a couple of weeks and develop leaves 3 to 4 weeks after that. He has never grown them in salt water so I am wondering if that time frame would be the same when they are in salt water?
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For the seed pods I have never done any acclimation, just put them right in and I had a 100% sucess rate at them sprouting (I have probably done this with around 50+ seed pods at different times over the years). I actually used egg crate as a "holding dock" for them, otherwise I found they kept falling over. For mine most started rooting in about a weeks time and within a few weeks the leaves starting popping out.
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This past weekend while showing the tank to a few friends, one asked me what the fish was that was sticking it's head out of a rock. Well, it turned out to be the Blue Dot Jawfish I had gotten a couple of weeks back that decided to leave his original hideout and move to one of the flower pot corals and take up new residence. I hadn't seen it for over a week and was sure that something had happened to it. While it is out from under the rocks, it is still hard to get a good picture as it is towards the back of the tank.
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| I am going to experiment with the rooted mangroves with one group in fresh water and the other vase I will slowly add salt water from the tank over the next week to ten days and see how they compare after that period of time. 
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| FINALLY! After thirteen days sitting in RO water, the Mangroves are finally starting to show signs of the beginning of roots. I have been adding 1/2 cup of tank water to the tub each day. These haven't been kept under any lights other than the light in the room. 
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| I got a call from the LFS telling me that they got in some things I should stop in and take a look at. BIG mistake, left with more than I should have. The best find in the group was a juvenile Mystery Wrasse about 2" in length. I took a few pictures of it in the bags incase it decided to head for the rocks once released. I did manage to get a couple of shots while it was in the corner before it had time to explore the rest of the tank. I was glad to see that none of the other wrasses in the tank seemed to mind the addition. 
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