Hi there
I'm trying to use mangrove to reduce the nitrate in my 55-gallon FOWLR.
I finally found a source and got 6 today.
It's hanging up there without gravel with open top. It's a bit close to my actinic blue light, and should not be affected by my other 20 W bulb on the other side at the front.
There's no root yet, and here's a picture of how it looks like:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6140/mangrovef.jpg
Here a picture of my whole tank, not sure if it matters:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7469/img4674w.jpg
Now my question is really, do I need gravel while there are no roots?
Or is there anything wrong or things that i can do better with these mangrove?
Thanks!
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I'm trying to use mangrove to reduce the nitrate in my 55-gallon FOWLR.
I finally found a source and got 6 today.
It's hanging up there without gravel with open top. It's a bit close to my actinic blue light, and should not be affected by my other 20 W bulb on the other side at the front.
There's no root yet, and here's a picture of how it looks like:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6140/mangrovef.jpg
Here a picture of my whole tank, not sure if it matters:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7469/img4674w.jpg
Now my question is really, do I need gravel while there are no roots?
Or is there anything wrong or things that i can do better with these mangrove?
Thanks!
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