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Thanks for the compliment, neokn. I am the only reefer in my area that has a display "macro sump," so everything looks neat and clean because the entire ecosystem is basically on display.

Here are a few pictures of my fastest growing coral (Acropora humilis). It has very thick branches. I have had the coral for 10 months. Arrived small and ugly.

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hi.. i'm wondering if the mh lights will burn the mangrove?

Mangroves do best under intense light. They are trees exposed to the same intense light found in all tropical reef zones. Mangroves can grow under less intense light, but they will thrive under metal halide lamps. I am growing my mangroves under 175 watt 10K metal halide lamps. I use 400 watt 14k metal halide lamps for my corals.

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Mangroves do best under intense light. They are trees exposed to the same intense light found in all tropical reef zones. Mangroves can grow under less intense light, but they will thrive under metal halide lamps. I am growing my mangroves under 175 watt 10K metal halide lamps. I use 400 watt 14k metal halide lamps for my corals.

How do get mangroove propagate?

:) Greeting :)

Tank: 4' by 2' by 2' (CR antique)

Sump: 3' include 1' refuigm

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I think it would be difficult to propagate mangrove trees in captivity, due to the large size of the trees and the way the seeds mature.

In the wild, "red mangrove trees are viviparous,meaning the seeds mature while they are still on the tree, and only afterwards do they fall in to the water. For the seed to reach its full level of maturity, it needs to spend about a month in the water. During this time, the seed collects the water in its lower portion of the body and floats vertically, with the bud facing skyward, and roots facing down. These seeds will be floating in the salt water for months until they are washed on the shore. One of the conditions needed for the seed to start growing, is absence of disturbances. This is the way nature makes sure that the plant will grow in good conditions."

http://toptropicals.com/html/aqua/plants/m...angrove_eng.htm

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I will be upgrading my Vortech pumps this weekend with the new wireless wave drivers. I am looking forward to setting the pumps on "Reef Crest Mode" which is suppose to simulate the high-energy conditions of a natural reef crest environment.

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Vortech pump's new wireless wave drivers is out already in usa?

how much is cost u in usd?

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The price for upgraded drivers is $75 per wireless driver. I purchased two (pictured above), but demand is high and most vendors are out of stock. They were released in the United States a few weeks ago. You can buy a new Vortech pump w/ the wireless driver for $420. I am also running the VorTech battery backup system for my Vortech pumps as well (in event of power failure). Attached pictures of the battery backup system below. If power fails, each Vortech pump can run up to 30 hrs on battery power.

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Wow, it has been a while (over 4 years) since I last updated this thread. Where to begin......well, I moved to a new house in the Fall of 2008 and started up a 400 gallon SPS system (300 gallon display tank connected to the same 125 gallon refugium). All is well here in Ohio (Midwest portion of the United States). I still have a lot of the same corals and all the fish from my last system are still doing well. Here are a few pictures of my existing system. I ended up removing the mangroves ... they outgrew my existing system but I was able to successfully transplant them to a larger home.

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