How to re-attach a mushroom???

[Stickboy97]

I have a rock that had 4 mushrooms on it. While my RBTA was traveling around it settled on the rock & 2 of the mushrooms on my rock released. They are now floating around. How do I reattach them to a rock?
Thanks
Shane

 

[kbarnett63]

You can get some bridal veil material at a craft or material shop, place them loose mushrooms on a piece of live rock, cover them with the veil material and rubber band the material to the rock. In about one or two weeks, the mushrooms should attach and you can remove the veil.

 

[windyridge]

This is a great idea and would work for other hard to stick corals.

 

[organism]

You can get some bridal veil material at a craft or material shop, place them loose mushrooms on a piece of live rock, cover them with the veil material and rubber band the material to the rock. In about one or two weeks, the mushrooms should attach and you can remove the veil.

You know, I've always heard that one mentioned, and for me it has a 100% mortality rate. The mushrooms are already stressed from detaching, and the veil restricts flow so much that they just get an infection and melt. Now they all go into a container of rubble rock for a few weeks...

 

[Stickboy97]

any other ideas?

 

[stiltman]

Same process as fragging them. YouTube fragging mushrooms. Put it in a shallow container with some live rock rubble, small pieces of crushed shells, etc. and maybe put some mesh on top of the container To keep the mushroom from drifting out. Wait a few days and it will be attached to the rubble. Then place it back on your rock.

 

[Stickboy97]

That was what I was thinking about trying. Figured I could find a hang on mesh box (like a acclimation box or something that I can keep in the light & water, add some live rock & see if they'll reattach.

 

[stiltman]

I just used a plastic cup. Like an empty margarine container or something even smaller. The sides don't matter as long as some light comes through the top. My tank is all softies with low flow. So, I didn't even put mesh over one of my containers and my shrooms where just fine. They attached in less than a year.

 

[stiltman]

I just used a plastic cup. Like an empty margarine container or something even smaller. The sides don't matter as long as some light comes through the top. My tank is all softies with low flow. So, I didn't even put mesh over one of my containers and my shrooms where just fine. They attached in less than a year.

That should be less than a WEEK. Not a year. Lol.

 

[Stickboy97]

LOL, I was about to reply... A YEAR!

Thanks for the info, I think I'll try that with a plastic bowl or something the wife won't miss

 

[stiltman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtbWJ70oy9M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Here is a video. This is exactly what I did.

 

[lgtentacle]

Cut a small chunk of PVC pipe that is approximately twice the radius of the mushroom and about 1 to 1.5 inches high (depending on your water flow where the mushroom is going to be placed. The piece of PVC sits around the shroom and reduces the current that might blow it away while still providing enough current above it to keep it happy. As long as the shroom is going to be placed on a rock where the piece of PVC won't slide off, you should be good to go. If it's in a place where it would slide off, then place the shroom on some small rubble rock with the PVC around it, and then move the rubble rock to the permanent rock where you want the mushroom once it attachs to the rubble rock. Keep the rubble rock small enough so that the entire foot of the shroom won't fit on it, that way the foot still has room to attach to your main rock later.

 

[matt_wahoo]

The bridal veil has always worked well for me. You cant make it tight though. It needs enough room to full open and move just a little bit. I have also placed them in a very low flow part of the tank in a plastic cup with some rubble rock and bridal veil on top of the cup. Use rubberbands to hold the veil down for either method. It will attach pretty quickly usually less than a week. I keep the veil on for 2 weeks

 

[organism]

Cut a small chunk of PVC pipe that is approximately twice the radius of the mushroom and about 1 to 1.5 inches high (depending on your water flow where the mushroom is going to be placed. The piece of PVC sits around the shroom and reduces the current that might blow it away while still providing enough current above it to keep it happy. As long as the shroom is going to be placed on a rock where the piece of PVC won't slide off, you should be good to go. If it's in a place where it would slide off, then place the shroom on some small rubble rock with the PVC around it, and then move the rubble rock to the permanent rock where you want the mushroom once it attachs to the rubble rock. Keep the rubble rock small enough so that the entire foot of the shroom won't fit on it, that way the foot still has room to attach to your main rock later.

That's one of the best new ideas I've heard, definitely going to give that one a shot next time, thanks for posting it!

 

[buckster]

Cup method has always worked for me.:thumbsup:

 

[GuadalupeBarb]

You can get some bridal veil material at a craft or material shop, place them loose mushrooms on a piece of live rock, cover them with the veil material and rubber band the material to the rock. In about one or two weeks, the mushrooms should attach and you can remove the veil.

it seems like exciting idea. Sorry for old post reply but I will sure try the way to attach mushrooms:spin1::spin1:

 

[GuadalupeBarb]

You can get some discount wedding dresses at a craft or material shop, place them loose mushrooms on a piece of live rock, cover them with the veil material and rubber band the material to the rock. In about one or two weeks, the mushrooms should attach and you can remove the veil.

it seems like exciting idea. Sorry for old post reply but I will sure try the way to attach mushrooms:spin1::spin1:

it worked exceptionally well..Thanks dude for sharing it:dance:

 

[rkesling]

Cut a small chunk of PVC pipe that is approximately twice the radius of the mushroom and about 1 to 1.5 inches high (depending on your water flow where the mushroom is going to be placed. The piece of PVC sits around the shroom and reduces the current that might blow it away while still providing enough current above it to keep it happy. As long as the shroom is going to be placed on a rock where the piece of PVC won't slide off, you should be good to go. If it's in a place where it would slide off, then place the shroom on some small rubble rock with the PVC around it, and then move the rubble rock to the permanent rock where you want the mushroom once it attachs to the rubble rock. Keep the rubble rock small enough so that the entire foot of the shroom won't fit on it, that way the foot still has room to attach to your main rock later.

Wow...never thought of this! Totally makes sense. Will be trying this tomorrow with a few rics I have laying in the sand.