The Mangrovial path - Project Mangrovia

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

guess i'd better add the newer Bruguiera propagule pics and the Barringtonia racemosa seed pics to this thread

 

and the two Bruguieras comparison shot (sexangula above, conjugata/gymnorrhizia below)

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i need some sorta fukken riparium grip clip type things ,,,or something ...

loom bands, aeroponic foam collars and suction cups only go so far eh?

 

i know im on the right track with the net pot and zeolite but with only one on the go i think I may be punching above my weight ..

 

maybe there's scope for some sort of add-on i can manufacture as a mini propagularium?

 

also there's scope for a rebuild incorporating some soil with zeolite under that sand ... and having the water level follow the growth ..

- or even above the sand with a nice layer of black sand as a hat to hold it all down ... then planted out.

(which may mean re-accommodating the diggy fishies temporarily though)

Edited May 19, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

1st Laguncularia to break out :3

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[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

the score so far izz...

current number of species already bought = 9

current number of species already arrived = 6

current number of known species yet to buy awaiting time for fruition = 1

current number of live propagules = 47-51

current number of live seeds = unknown

 

Humidity = 80%

Air temp in main humidity dome = 23.6

water temp = 26.8°C

 

Rhizophora mangle propagules - 6 with humidity bags

4/6 rooted (1 arrived ready rooted)

1/6 sprouting development at tip

5 jammed into holes in "tank's original hideout tree" wood decor

1 which arrived ready rooted tentatively held to the same wood decor via being strapped to another propagule and single suction cup LED clip

 

Laguncularia racemosa propagules - 20

18/20 "germinated" - 1 , but potentially 2; losses = 16

9/16 in chrissie light suction cups/clips,

7/16 remain on "freedom island"

strongest potential loss in isolation (floating tub) with non-germinates

 

Barringtonia racemosa seeds - 3

1 arrived rotten, 1 in bleach treatment tub potentially rotten but attempt to salvage,

1/3 appears ok so far in single suction cup LED clip (smallest seed of three)

 

--side project Avocado seed germinating well in filter--

 

Bruguiera sexangula propagules - 15

9/15 rooted - not all that rooted are sprouting

13/15 sprouting - not all that are sprouting have rooted

4/15 in net pot of zeolite in filter with separate humidity dome (all sprouting and rooted)

4/15 in 2 twin suction cup LED clips

7/15 free floating in foam collars

 

Bruguiera gymnorrhizia with no access to parent tree photographs propagules - 10

7/10 rooted

8/10 sprouting

1/10 jammed in "tank's original hideout tree"

3/10 jammed in loom bands strapped to Rhizophora mangle

2/10 jammed in single suction cup LED clip

2/10 strapped to surface breach branch via loom band

2/10 wedged behind "arrived rooted" Rhizophora mangle propagule

 

Rhizophora mucronata propagules - 4

4/4 jammed into loom bands and wood decor.. with humidity bags

Edited May 26, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[sagiXsagi]

heheheheh 

 

I aways thought caring for aqua plants is so hard... you are the right type or crazy my friend. 

 

very interesting thread, in the begining I was "what the fff ...  oh, that looks nice and interesting!  "

[BedOSpines]

Your doing well horsie, Im sure you will be overrun with them soon . Did you find any of the Avicennia marina 

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Thanks SagiX it's fairly easy if you have a few key elements but some require a lot of light and others require a lot of CO2

so I'm trying to skate round that after giving up messing around with DIY CO2 things years ago and facing the fact i cant be fuct with proper CO2 set-ups prices so cheat with easy carbo liquid carbon

but really the plants I am growing currently are very beginner level tbh ..

(apparently even the mangroves) - it's whether I can give them enough light

most grow slowly but if you want some anubias or java fern i can work on a few cuttings?

give us a shout if you fancy some aquatics man.. ,

I wouldnt recommend shipping mangrove plants but there's various propagules on ebay if you want a link or few?

 

Thanks BOS too , I can find a very good home for surplus mangroves here no problem at my fave aquatics monster

 

and, not yet but id love to grow that grey mangrove avicennia marina..

been tryna aim india ways but no luck in the small web sifting that i could fit in so far ,

i thought black mangrove was quite the challenge sourcing until learning of the grey :3

 

oh yeah sorry i havent posted your seeds yet mate , will try to make sure it's dun soon

just tryna damage manage at the mo

and recoup with some SABby sanctuary

 

i wish it was as easy to send stuffs as tapping a few keys to buy stuffs :]

Edited May 23, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

but yeah i love the lessons from these particular teacher plants ... and having several on the go, is like running multiple lesson subjects

simultaneously

 

latest lesson being: ... don't pay £50 for a riparium planter from across the pond, get a shower caddy , toothbrush caddy and whatever else you can find for a couple of quid if it's clear plastic and has, holes and  some suction cups to carry weights like shampoo bottles , apply mesh already procured way back ( for screening off bugs at my olde bag's conservatory )

and um ,... (mighty sounding voice) : "go forth and conquer ye boundaries of aqua!"

Edited May 23, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

oh yeah ,

Added Nypa fruticans seeds to the bought list

 

[BedOSpines]

It's cool horsie, the greys probly grow around here, I might go for a look. Crazy how the handle the salt.  

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

they make a lot of it into magnesium I gather

which is always a good thing for Horsies too

 

Edited May 24, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

 

new word of the day ( i think) Lenticles

 

a little progress on the tips

super find here https://www.aquaticplantenthusiasts.com/forum/the-planted-aquarium/plants/4009-asian-mangroves

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2401567&page=3

 

and another funky vid

 

Edited May 25, 2016 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

2nd Laguncularia in process of breaking out today...

but ... Rhizophora mucronata arrived , and they sent 4 when i only bought 2 !!

i dnno if that means some might not make it or if it means I have an extra 2 guaranteed but they felt a little "empty" and soft

unlike the rhizophora mangles when they arrived ...

finger's x'd eh because these are really long and just perfect for looks (extending my aquascape branches to the extreme) while they root , if they should feel inclined to do so on my watch..

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[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

some new arrivals over the last 24hrs :3

frank...

hank

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

This is sick horsey well done! 

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

little update of some progress in pictures

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

nypa fruticans

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

potted up a few Bruguieras into a group plantation - not sure how long that's feasible for mind ...

and some of those Bruguieras made first leaf break ..

I think the other rhizophora mangle props are about to burst too .. :3

[2XB]

Thought of you when we went fishing last week end horseman- some grey mangroves.

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Nice one X2B they're gorgeous!

 

-little update in pics of the man grove progress:-

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

Thunder that's sick man your a bad ass grower! 

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

Here's my Barringtonia acutangula I recently purchased off of a member here. It seems to be enjoying it's new home under an LED and is just potted in a peat seed raising mix and perlite 50:50. Feeding it home made teas and enzymes and it's living life so far.

 

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