Sump suggestions

[monsterK]

Scuds fill a similar niche, neat critter

I have a layer of thin foam along the bottom as substrate

When mulm gets to much I have a hand pump but Scuds really help it seems

I would ask how many but I'm sure they multiply fast the scuds. Ok maybe that's something to consider myself. Looks like you have hornwort,some anubias and pothos

 

[monsterK]

When I first found the pods floating in the Pacific, and planted the mangrove them (2021), they were jammed into a sand filled, hollow bamboo branch.
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Took 2 years to grow enough, to totally break out from the bamboo log. (2023)
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And some time this year before I noticed them forming aerial roots.
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At this point they are just standing and perched on the tank bottom. in only 2 inches of sand.
I am getting worried though, that the roots may soon compromise the integrity of the tank itself,
so am getting ready to move them to a plastic tub., with a PVC line running from the tank
someting that if they break out of, is not as expensive as replacing a tank.

That's amazing. So if I buy a propagated mangrove, how would you suggest I go about letting it grow in a sump like mine. I know those roots over time became crazy

 

[duanes]

I also found scuds to be great additions to sump I used them in sumps for tank when living in the US.

In pots (just as in bamboo) would work, the species here in Panama require a lot of light.
They grow naturally on the island where I live, and get lots of dirrect sun.
Here´s a natural stand of them growing where I live.

They grow where they get a foothold, even in very rocky conditions

Some are are red mangrove. Below, a very unique pod

Black mangrove pods below