Advice about the mangrove root - buy, water and more to mangrove root: Today we want to look at one more furnishing item deal with it, because roots will be found in most aquariums. Fish like that catfish need these Roots too and like to grate them off. In addition, roots in our case, the mangrove root, look very nice. But not all roots should be in the aquarium. In this article you will find out what you have to consider and what you should know about mangrove roots.
Where does the mangrove roots come from
Let's start first with the origin of the mangrove roots. As you can already see from the name, mangrove roots from the mangrove trees. However, these do not occur in our latitudes. For this you have to go to the tropical coastal areas. In such a mangrove forest there are more than 70 different species. The largest mangrove forests can be found on the coasts of America and West Africa, East Africa, India and Southeast Asia. There it is easy to collect the roots yourself.
Roots and water - do they go together?
Certainly the beginners in particular are asking themselves whether it is even possible to put wood in the water, or whether it will not decompose and rot over time. Here one can only say that this will also be the case with some types of wood. The species suitable for the aquarium are mostly tropical woods and therefore particularly hard and compatible with water. Wood from bogs is also very suitable.[the_ad id=”1019″]
Nevertheless, there are also signs of wear and tear over time. Be it from the influences of the water or from the animals that rasps on the wood, as already mentioned above, the blue catfish. They also need wood for their digestion.
| # | Preview | Products | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kerbl mangrove wood root 25 - 40 cm size, 1.12 kg | 12,99 EUR | View product | |
| 2 |  | Emours™ Aquarium Driftwood Sinking Decoration | 12,00 EUR | View product | |
| 3 |  | Karlie mangrove root L: 20 - 38 cm 1 kg | 13,28 EUR | View product |
Buy mangrove root for the aquarium
The possibilities to get mangrove roots are quite diverse. Be it in specialist and pet shops or in specialist shops and online shops. But you should be careful with private dealers, because the roots offered are not always really intended and usable for the aquarium.
Collect mangrove roots yourself
As already mentioned above, you will not be able to find any mangrove roots here, because mangrove forests only thrive where the temperatures do not permanently fall into the freezing range. Mangrove trees do not grow where cold weather causes leaf shedding. That's why you won't be able to find them here with us.
Of course there are other roots, which are very common here and which you could basically put in your aquarium. But since wood and water are usually difficult to reconcile, you should either be very familiar with the types of wood and varieties, or you should keep your hands off it and bite the bullet and spend a few euros. You can quickly mess up the water with unknown wood. water values suddenly no longer correct. In addition, the water becomes cloudy. To name just two possible causes of wrong wood.
If so, you should above all bog wood fall back on, because this has mostly been in the water for years and is therefore very well watered. But more on that later in the paragraph when it comes to that Water and the appropriate pre-treatment of root goes. Unfortunately, crucial mistakes are made here again and again.
So rather put up with a few euros and buy roots. We would also keep our distance from used roots. Here you can very quickly too algae in the aquarium fetch. Some algae are very resistant here and have enough hold even after a dry period and can quickly spread again.
| # | Preview | Products | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Kerbl mangrove wood root 25 - 40 cm size, 1.12 kg | 12,99 EUR | View product | |
| 2 | | Emours™ Aquarium Driftwood Sinking Decoration | 12,00 EUR | View product | |
| 3 | | Karlie mangrove root L: 20 - 38 cm 1 kg | 13,28 EUR | View product |
Prepare mangrove roots - watering, boiling and cleaning
Now we come to the pre-treatment of roots. Of course, this applies not only to the mangrove roots, but also to other types of roots. One thing you should definitely make sure of. Before a root comes into the tank, it should be prepared accordingly. Also these where you buy in specialist shops and which are especially for the aquarium. Normally, these are not packaged and can therefore contain a lot of substances that have no place in the aquarium and would therefore affect the water values.
First you should get all the new roots brush and wash thoroughly. Depending on how dirty they are, one can wire brush from the hardware store do a good job here.
After the superficial cleaning, however, there can still be various pollutants in the root. Therefore, many aquarists also advise the roots to boil / boil out. We cannot always confirm this. But it certainly doesn't do any harm.
But what you should definitely do is water a new root. Here the root is placed in water, preferably for several days. This water usually changes color accordingly. If you didn't do this, it could happen in the aquarium that the tank would become completely cloudy for a long time. After putting the roots in water, you should brush them off again. You could do that in between.
After the watering, the root has also pulled out with water, so that it should not have any buoyancy in the aquarium. If this is not the case, then you have to weigh them down a bit in the first few days. Here again the most important steps for watering a mangrove root:
- Thoroughly brush and rinse the root first
- Put the root in a large bowl of water
- Water for several days
- Water can also be changed from time to time to determine whether it is still colouring
- Then wash and brush the roots again
- in the case of coarse soiling, boil it out first
If you follow these steps, you should be able to get a handle on a possible cloudiness quite quickly.