I was down in my old stomping grounds of Sarasota a few weeks back and I found myself checking out the local Mangroves whenever I had the chance. They do a lot of kayaking out on Lido Key where apparantly they have pretty elaborate mangrove networks, manatees, etc.
Anyway I stopped by one of the local reef stores to see what the local market was like and he had lots of Mangroves growing in his fuges. I have never seen nor read anything comparing the nutrient export of Mangroves VS Macros, although I agree that mangroves win easily in the coolness factor. But what really struck me was that the shop owner told me that Mangroves really deplete your Magnesium. That in my book is a huge negative and makes macro a no brainer in my book as the top-dog for biological nutrient export.
I know of one ARCer that has a gorgeous system, including Mangroves, and had shockingly low MAG (<1000) and was having difficulty understanding why. Makes sense that its the Mangroves.
Interested to hear other thoughts, opinions, and experiences.
Anyway I stopped by one of the local reef stores to see what the local market was like and he had lots of Mangroves growing in his fuges. I have never seen nor read anything comparing the nutrient export of Mangroves VS Macros, although I agree that mangroves win easily in the coolness factor. But what really struck me was that the shop owner told me that Mangroves really deplete your Magnesium. That in my book is a huge negative and makes macro a no brainer in my book as the top-dog for biological nutrient export.
I know of one ARCer that has a gorgeous system, including Mangroves, and had shockingly low MAG (<1000) and was having difficulty understanding why. Makes sense that its the Mangroves.
Interested to hear other thoughts, opinions, and experiences.
