Mangrove Tank
Roots, tides and estuaries.
A mangrove/estuary-inspired environment: tangled roots, tannin-tinted water and species adapted to changing salinity.
- Mangrove root hardscape
- Tannin-stained warm tones
- Mollies, monos, scats, archerfish
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Brackish
Where rivers meet the sea.
Estuaries and mangroves — a unique world of species adapted to changing salinity, in earthy greens and tannin tones.
Brackish aquarium types
The Rhythm
What it takes to keep a brackish world alive
Brackish keeping is about salinity discipline. Match the salinity of replacement water before it goes in, and let the estuary rhythm — partial changes, tannin refresh, root growth — become part of your routine.
Temperature 75–82°FSalinity Specific gravity 1.005–1.010Water change 20–25% every two weeks
Full Brackish care guideDaily
- Top off with appropriate freshwater
- Check salinity
- Check temperature
Every two weeks
- Perform a 20–25% water change
- Vacuum the substrate
- Clean the aquarium glass
Monthly
- Monitor ammonia, nitrite and nitrate
- Maintain filtration
- Trim plants and mangrove growth
