{"id":4004,"date":"2011-09-27T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2011-09-27T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T15:51:42","slug":"mangrove-tank-refresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/4004","title":{"rendered":"Mangrove tank refresh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. The <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/brackish-mangrove-tank-project\">brackish mangrove tank<\/a> has been up and running for 3 years! In that time I&#8217;ve figured a few things out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mangrove seedlings really do not like to be planted in deep ( &gt; 4&#8243;) water.<\/li>\n<li>If you are going to keep the tank temperature close to 80F\/26C in a climate controlled building a chiller is not necessary, even if the tank is in a window. The only time the chiller ran was when I fiddled with the controller to test it.<\/li>\n<li>In spite of all its good points (weight, etc.) I am still not a fan of acrylic for tank construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the summer I took it into my head to re-do the mangrove tank. I wanted to move it and swap out the (starting to scare me w\/ cracks) acrylic tank for a glass one a friend had given me (thanks, Scott). The original tank was 48x18x18, with an 18&#8243; cube at one end housing the filter (6&#8243;) and chiller (12&#8243;). The new one is 36x18x18 &#8211; exactly the same water volume &#8211; and as we did the move we&#8217;d be able to rotate it 90 degrees so the 36&#215;18 side would face into the room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish aquarium re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6178242337\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6157\/6178242337_032ef4951e.jpg\" alt=\"brackish aquarium re-do\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Getting things ready. Two black mangroves, the tank, filter foam and a foam fractionator\u00a0 (aka protein skimmer).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish aquarium re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6178767420\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6162\/6178767420_389c11ae5f.jpg\" alt=\"brackish aquarium re-do\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Test fitting the filter foam. I set up a modified Mattenfilter using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisstropicals.com\/Poret%20Filter%20Foam.html\">Poret foam<\/a>. I can&#8217;t recommend this rig highly enough. I have 2 freshwater aquaria set up this way (powerhead just recircs back into the tank &#8211; no skimmer) and -knock wood- they both work beautifully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish aquarium re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6178767806\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6168\/6178767806_57409bf054.jpg\" alt=\"brackish aquarium re-do\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The roots of 2 black mangroves and the planters both will go into. Mangroves and planters courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/ripariumsupply.com\/\">Riparium Supply<\/a> &#8211; thanks, Hydrophyte!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish aquarium re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6178768986\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6159\/6178768986_da30b29a58.jpg\" alt=\"brackish aquarium re-do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Old tank drained and moved, new tank in place. The mechanicals &#8211; pump, heater, skimmer &#8211; are ready, the red mangrove is planted in some muck scooped from the old tank and the substrate is in place. I saved about 25 gallons of water from the old tank &#8211; in it goes, along with enough new water to get us where we want to be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Voila!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6181582239\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6168\/6181582239_ec52f2cbed.jpg\" alt=\"brackish re-do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish re-do w\/ archerfish by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6182105118\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6179\/6182105118_bab3928c7c.jpg\" alt=\"brackish re-do w\/ archerfish\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6181580987\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6165\/6181580987_8cbdc92f54.jpg\" alt=\"brackish re-do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"brackish re-do by Don Coyote, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/6181580197\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6180\/6181580197_07d3945b00.jpg\" alt=\"brackish re-do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ll update as things settle in, meanwhile, there are more pictures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/sets\/72157605857911920\/with\/6181580197\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. The brackish mangrove tank has been up and running for 3 years! In that time I&#8217;ve figured a few things out. Mangrove seedlings really do not like to be planted in deep ( &gt; 4&#8243;) water. 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