Red mangrove water quality

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Jack Dempsey
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Jan 7, 2014
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Hello,
I currently have a brackish paludarium with mudskippers in it, I used a lot of driftwood and cork bark in the design of the tank. It looks really good in my opinion; but the wood and especially the cork bark really turn the water yellow even though i soaked them for a good while and after being in the tank for a few months. This isnt a problem because it forces me to do water changes regularly, otherwise my room stinks like cork. I am however throwing out a lot of water (those mudskippers could outcrap a goose). My lfs has started carrying red mangrove seedlings, and I want to put one in a smallish aquarium and grow it as a house plant. My question for you is, can I put my old mudskipper water in the tank with the red mangrove to provide it with more nutrients, or would it just be better to use freshly made brackish water?
 

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I would think old mudskipper water would be perfect for a mangrove.
I have been contemplating a similar brackish tank for a while now, ever since I snorkeled some Yucatan cenotes that were surrounded in mangrove. I was thinking of starting the mangrove in the tank proper but later moving it into a direct sunlit sump as it grows to add volume and constant nitrate removal.



 
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