can anyone tell me a good web site to buy real or realistic but not real mangrove roots i am looking for some for my brackish setup
i need mangrove roots!
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try some pieces of Manzanita Wood. instead of bogwood which generally comes as pieces, manzanita comes in branches. its normally used for birds to perch on. Gonna has it in his tank, it looks really good.
http://www.manzanita.com/index.htm
They ship and you can even pickup by appointment only. Says you're in So. Cal but it's still probably a 2 hour drive to visit.
They ship and you can even pickup by appointment only. Says you're in So. Cal but it's still probably a 2 hour drive to visit.
I ended up making mine. I have a video up on youtube, just look up my name here and you'll see what I did. I'm going to add more roots.
Better yet, here's one of the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhiHYK9kWfk
Better yet, here's one of the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhiHYK9kWfk
I embedded mine in a foam/cement background, which holds it in place under water.
However, if your not doing a foam/cement background you should just be able to weigh it down with something heavy, and eventually it will become waterlogged and stay down on it's own.
If it's smaller pieces (Or if you have access to a huge pot for larger pieces), you can boil them beforehand to leech out some tannins and also help the wood to absorb some water so it gets waterlogged quicker.
However, if your not doing a foam/cement background you should just be able to weigh it down with something heavy, and eventually it will become waterlogged and stay down on it's own.
If it's smaller pieces (Or if you have access to a huge pot for larger pieces), you can boil them beforehand to leech out some tannins and also help the wood to absorb some water so it gets waterlogged quicker.
i dont see why not, but just FYI if you turn manzanita branches upside down, they look very similar to mangrove roots. If you get a few big branches, and put them in the tank with the widest parts at the top, it will look an awful lot like mangroves.cudamaster13;3205477;3205477 said:
or do this....
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225910
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you have probably seen it (as its one of your threads)
open the attachment... it would be a little bit more solid than tieing the roots together...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225910
post #4
you have probably seen it (as its one of your threads)
open the attachment... it would be a little bit more solid than tieing the roots together...