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by kurtb
Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:40 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: New Setup: Plants Question
Replies: 11
Views: 2294

Re: New Setup: Plants Question

In my experience they can remove salts but it’s very minimal. In my saltwater tank it hasn’t even lowered the salinity but I’ll see how it goes on a much smaller scale (75 v. 1 gallon).
by kurtb
Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:09 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: New Setup: Plants Question
Replies: 11
Views: 2294

Re: New Setup: Plants Question

So, the shrimp are here. Brackish plants: I cycled my 2 tanks with the brackish macroalgae and some mangrove propagules. YES! Mangrove WILL outgrow everything, but it will take a few years. I have some in a freshwater pond and after 2 years they are barely much bigger than these. So far the shrimp l...
by kurtb
Thu May 31, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: New Setup: Plants Question
Replies: 11
Views: 2294

New Setup: Plants Question

I checked and lots of people have tried plants, but it looks like no one actually uses brackish water plants. Does anyone have experience with plants that actually live full time in brackish marshes? I was interested in adding a few sprigs of Najas marina or Ruppia maritima. Both are fairly common, ...