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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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| Not sure of the name of this one, but was warned that it would hide in the rocks. Sure enough, it headed straight for them so these may be the only shots of the fish in my tank..... 
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| In no time at all you will have pretty extensive root systems coming off the mangroves. Those are some beautiful fish. The second one looks like a tile fish, Hoplolatilus marcosi maybe.
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| I bought a couple of new fish that I have been looking for for quite some time. You know that they are large when they are each shipped in their own box......... 
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