can't figure out what is going on....

[deftonead]

i have an oceanic 14 g nano. everything in it does fine but mushrooms.... all zoa's and even a trumpet are thriving but for some reason i cant keep mushrooms...

they all die and turn to mush...

salinity: 1.024
alk: ~ 9-10 dkh

for awhile the nitrates where high even though i do about a 15% water change weekly. i figured it was due to all the mushrooms dying and there are still some in there that are slowly melting away...
so i put a bag of purigen in there and it seemed to do the trick, no more nitrates.

i also add iron and iodine twice a week...

anyone else have similar problem?

 

[AnimaliA]

How long has the tank been running? I had a similar problem with my nano...for some reason around 6mo after it finished cycling, the problem went away. But until then, every ricordea slimed out...

 

[aquarius77]

Stop adding iron and iodine unless your testing for them. Basically a great rule of thumb is not to add anything your not testing for. If you change 15% a week then you are replacing those minerals and things with a water change. Twice a week is overkill by far.

 

[BigScott]

i agree with ^^^^^^aquarius77, if ya dont test for it dont add it.. your water changes will add everything back..

scott

 

[deftonead]

the tank is completely packed with different kinds of zoas almost to the point where you cannot see the rocks so i figured i needed to supplement some iodine but i was also considering that i might be adding to much....

i have a salifert iodine test kit but i was just too lazy to go find it in my mess of a closet.

also AnimaliA the tank has only been running about 2 1/2 months

thanks guys

 

[DarthFred6996]

My plain ol' purple shrooms are very happy in my BC14 that has only been set up 3.5 months. I am actually going to thin them out tonight and give some away to local reefers. I don't dose anything other than Kent A&B once a week between WCs. I do a 10-15% WC weekly with Reef Crystals. I run Chemi-pure Elite, purigen, and Phos-zorb.

Maybe biological warfare between the corals?

 

[AnimaliA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9961014#post9961014 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by deftonead
the tank is completely packed with different kinds of zoas almost to the point where you cannot see the rocks so i figured i needed to supplement some iodine but i was also considering that i might be adding to much....

i have a salifert iodine test kit but i was just too lazy to go find it in my mess of a closet.

also AnimaliA the tank has only been running about 2 1/2 months

thanks guys

I agree that dosing is not necessary (water changes take care of most chemical needs). I would just hold off a month or two before adding more mushrooms (especially ricordea). I cannot state a scientific reason, just personal experience. Good luck

 

[deftonead]

actually.... ricordea are the only ones doing decently well. ive had them from the beginning. its only yuma's that keep melting everytime i introduce them.

and i checked the iodine... high as hell. so i did a water change and im probably not going to supplement anymore.

 

[aquarius77]

You arent alone on the yuma meltdown. It is quite common.
Research the yuma a little more and try it again with yuma you know have been in a tank a while.