Help me fight my insurgency!
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BlastoEric1589
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what other corals do you have in the tank? because if those are it, you can use a fish that would naturally eat polyps or corallimorphs.
otherwise, you have limited options that would be considered safe... or practical...
you know, its ironic... most people dont have this problem. lol.
sorry, i dont mean to make light of another hobbyist's problems... just kinda taking in the irony. i mean, these are things people actually pay for, and you want to kill them. lol
good luck
otherwise, you have limited options that would be considered safe... or practical...
you know, its ironic... most people dont have this problem. lol.
sorry, i dont mean to make light of another hobbyist's problems... just kinda taking in the irony. i mean, these are things people actually pay for, and you want to kill them. lol
good luck
dudley moray
sisternofuselessknowledge
i don't understand the question you want to kill mushroom corals ?? because yes people pay for these things and alot of money for some like 40$ per single polyp of ricordia florida!
Easy to say before you have giant green Rhodactis killing other corals. Sure, they cured my prior Xenia problem, but they also kill hard corals. Any hard coral one of these touches, is doomed. They are very potent.
My watermelon discosoma also have gotten problematic. From one, they have multiplied & are growing out of control!
I don't want to kill all of them, just cull a bunch. Frankly, if I could safely get them off the LR you all could have them. But this has also proven much more difficult than I thought.
Truly I want to spare some, but the majority have to go! BTW, the Discosoma have mutated into giants, several over 6 inches long.\
Casualties thus far:
2 Lobophyllia- Infered.
One Turbinaria. Scorched it to death. ghastly.
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I'm not talking very pretty 'shrooms either.
My space is limited & these things are absolutely seizing control of the entire reef! Seriously, I'm not kidding.
Matthew
My watermelon discosoma also have gotten problematic. From one, they have multiplied & are growing out of control!
I don't want to kill all of them, just cull a bunch. Frankly, if I could safely get them off the LR you all could have them. But this has also proven much more difficult than I thought.
Truly I want to spare some, but the majority have to go! BTW, the Discosoma have mutated into giants, several over 6 inches long.\
Casualties thus far:
2 Lobophyllia- Infered.
One Turbinaria. Scorched it to death. ghastly.
******
I'm not talking very pretty 'shrooms either.
My space is limited & these things are absolutely seizing control of the entire reef! Seriously, I'm not kidding.
Matthew
Again, Joe's juice maybe? I'm gonna look into Kalk & LEmon juice as well.
BTW, few fish will eat a Rhodactis. They pack quite a punch ( I've felt the sting before, it can knock out your nerves in your hand for several minutes.).
My ocellaris loves the big green ones. She has adopted them & protects them. Which is another problematic issue in itself!!!!
Oh the days when I just had to worry about the Xenia..!
Matthew
BTW, few fish will eat a Rhodactis. They pack quite a punch ( I've felt the sting before, it can knock out your nerves in your hand for several minutes.).
My ocellaris loves the big green ones. She has adopted them & protects them. Which is another problematic issue in itself!!!!
Oh the days when I just had to worry about the Xenia..!
Matthew
Timbor
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It won't solve the problem, but it may slow it down - just keep cutting the heads off at the base. The mushroom will grow back, but at least it won't get as big. Plus, if you can get the head to reattach to some rubble, then you have a frag to sell.
A local reefer near me also has some problems with the green hairy mushrooms. He injects them directly with hydrochloric (muriatic) acid. This is pretty risky, but it works for him. He just does it one at a time and is careful with the amount he injects to make sure it doesn't mess with the pH and alkalinity too much.
Tim
A local reefer near me also has some problems with the green hairy mushrooms. He injects them directly with hydrochloric (muriatic) acid. This is pretty risky, but it works for him. He just does it one at a time and is careful with the amount he injects to make sure it doesn't mess with the pH and alkalinity too much.
Tim
luther1200
Premium Member
I am also battling blue/purple and green mushrooms. I've tried many things. I even gave away whole pieces of LR covered in them. But they just keep coming back.
LionfishFinatic
New member
Have you tried trading the rock that is covered with them for a clean piece of rock from a local reefer? it would be free coral for them and you would have it out of your tank and a new rock to replace the old. just keep taking out all of the rock "infected" with mushrooms and trade and replace. taking them out of the system prevents them from spreading more to the new rocks. OR you can just take out the rock (laboroius but worth it) and chisel off the whole mushroom by taking a piece of the rock with the foot, thus leaving nothing behind to spread. after all mushrooms are off take all of the rock and shake all of the detritus out into a bucket of saltwater. do a full cleaning of the tank, re-aquascape, and you will have a beautiful discosoma free reef
1blackchicken
New member
I was having the exact same problem. I had hundreds of mushrooms growing on some of my favorite pieces of rock and I wanted to keep them so I cut off all the big mushrooms and sold them and then took out the rock and gave it a good dose of a blowtorch and that seemed to take care of it. It will kill anything else that is on the rock as well including bacteria but if you have enough live rock then it should not be a big deal. You could also sell or trade the whole rock like stated above. Good luck to you. I feel your pain.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
I used to have the same problem. They had covered every single rock that I had. I ended up selling all my rocks --- every one of them --- and started over. I will never ever put them in my tanks again.
Just a few of the rocks I had to sell. Oh, and I hate yellow polyps too.
Just a few of the rocks I had to sell. Oh, and I hate yellow polyps too.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15030524#post15030524 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jenglish
Wow Todd, that really is something. I see a bit of xenia too. All you need is some GSP and you have the whole set
It was actually anthelia, but the same thing as far as I was concerned. Oh, I HAD some GSP on my other tank that I sold.
And I did find some of the right people, but now they curse me for letting them put that stuff in their tank --- I did warn them. But, at least I didn't have to spend any money to get my new live rock.
I had the same problem with frilly mushrooms, it takes time but you can get rid of them. To start with, take your rock out 1 piece at a time and scrape or cut (bone cutters) them off. After the initial scraping, some will return and you can deal with them 1 at a time. I also inject them with alk solution, which seems to work after you have them at a manageable level. Persistance pays off.
OK, selling my LR is **NOT** an option. Plus, both kinds counting, are on most of the LR. That would leave me with about 1 large rock & some small rubble. I've hacked at them with the algae razor but they seem to shrink into a very small ball that I cannot get ahold of to scrape off.
I will give them this, the things are hardy. Toughest aquatic life I ever come across. Unfortunately, that is what we all look for in first corals for a reeftank. I'd have a Xenia problem too, but they managed to totally obliterate those...
Curse LFS advise on first Reef Inverts! BTW, I tried to give some back, before my move to Texas, but they refused. At the time, I still didn't understand how fast they can multiply. I do NOW. The Discosoma was long believed dead from moving. In fact, it didn't show up until I moved the tank the second time. Foolishly, I thought how neat this is! Then it got big & I started noticing the babies. I almost feel this was a planned invasion!
Matthew
I'd rather have Kenyas, GSP, & Xenia anyday then these things!
I will give them this, the things are hardy. Toughest aquatic life I ever come across. Unfortunately, that is what we all look for in first corals for a reeftank. I'd have a Xenia problem too, but they managed to totally obliterate those...
Curse LFS advise on first Reef Inverts! BTW, I tried to give some back, before my move to Texas, but they refused. At the time, I still didn't understand how fast they can multiply. I do NOW. The Discosoma was long believed dead from moving. In fact, it didn't show up until I moved the tank the second time. Foolishly, I thought how neat this is! Then it got big & I started noticing the babies. I almost feel this was a planned invasion!
Matthew
I'd rather have Kenyas, GSP, & Xenia anyday then these things!
