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Unread 02/23/2014, 07:32 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by McPuff View Post
Really good information! I am thinking of getting a mangrove for my sump/fuge but wonder if I have enough light. Right now I'm running a DIY LED and it's 14 x 3W yet each diode has a 90deg lens. It's bright enough to grow SPS on the bottom so I assume it's bright enough to grow mangrove at/above the water line. Would this be a safe assumption? Thanks for the advice!
Just watch them that there not killing the leaves and giveing to much direct light, but yes should be good

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Giga, what diameter (in mm) wire do you use for your red mangroves?
2 through 4 mm mostly 2.5 and 3 and it only takes a month or so for the branches to set, so once you do the wire and move the branch don't touch it again till you have to remove the wire.


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