mangrove pics???

[heedicus]

hello all,
I am trying to find some mangrove pictures. pictures or links to good pictures of mangroves, especially the root structure in a mangrove forest. sump pic, nature pic, anything!
thanks,
tren

[Huyzel]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/apr2002/feature.htm

there is an article for ya.
i want some mangroves too
i actually found a pet store abou 30min from my place that has them for 20$CAD(about 8inch stem with aprox. 4 leaves growing out)
gonna toss them in my brackish tank if i decide to get them.
kinda expensive tho :(

Huy

[tyler]

The Red Mangrove utilizes an internal salt pump to exclude salt ions. This is the means by which the plant survives the saline environment. The "pump" is a cellular process whereby the element magnesium (Mg) is taken into the plant's cells, forcing out sodium (Na) ions. Therefore, growing Red Mangrove in a closed system such as an aquarium requires close monitoring of the magnesium balance as the plants will remove not only the nitrogen wastes in the water, but magnesium as well. When magnesium is depleted in a tank, the plants will turn yellow or exhibit other signs of salt stress, including shrivelling

is magnesium present in salt mixes?