tanyamikephil
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PLEASE"¦can anyone tell me how I can get a mushroom to detach from a contaminated rock without harming it so that I can get it to re-attach to a clean rock?
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SeaCucumberFan
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Contaminated? You put toxic waste into your tank?
vashawn
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or chip away at the rock
MondoBongo
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i've had about 50/50 success cutting them away from the rock with a razor blade. just get as close to the attachment point as you can.
as far as getting them to attach again, eh, that's more hit or miss.
as far as getting them to attach again, eh, that's more hit or miss.
Agreed with what said about trying to chisel them off, if thats not possible, like MondoBongo said, use a razor to cut as close to the base as possible.
Here is a method I have used successfully in the past with shrooms.
Its an old trick out of Anthony Calfos book of coral propagation if memory serves me right.
Get some fine nylon bridal netting and a small shallow container, i used to cut the bottom off solo cups for this, fill with small rubble, place the mushroom in there, then cover and secure the netting over it.
eventually the mushroom will will attach to the rubble and you can use super glue gel on the rubble to place where ever your heart desires.
Hope this helps!
Edit: Important that light flow is able to reach the container, otherwise zooxanthelle consuming bacteria (brown jelly) can accumulate and turn the shroom into a pile of mush, however this is more of a concern when using the "pizza slice" method of dividing up/ propagating shrooms.
Here is a method I have used successfully in the past with shrooms.
Its an old trick out of Anthony Calfos book of coral propagation if memory serves me right.
Get some fine nylon bridal netting and a small shallow container, i used to cut the bottom off solo cups for this, fill with small rubble, place the mushroom in there, then cover and secure the netting over it.
eventually the mushroom will will attach to the rubble and you can use super glue gel on the rubble to place where ever your heart desires.
Hope this helps!
Edit: Important that light flow is able to reach the container, otherwise zooxanthelle consuming bacteria (brown jelly) can accumulate and turn the shroom into a pile of mush, however this is more of a concern when using the "pizza slice" method of dividing up/ propagating shrooms.
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NS Mike D
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I have had success using a 1/2 lb deli container with rubble to get the mushrooms to attach to something I can then adhere to the rock work. Just slowly place in a low flow area and keep an eye on it that it doesn't flow out. I suppose you could punch holes on a lid and attach the lid.
I have a shroom that is now encroaching on a clove GSP colony that I am nursing back to fully cover it's large frag base. Right now I am using the Julians thingy to annoy it with water flow a few times a day to see if it will detach on it's own. Next step will be to direct the pump on it. I've had a few that let go under direct flow, unintentionally.
I have a shroom that is now encroaching on a clove GSP colony that I am nursing back to fully cover it's large frag base. Right now I am using the Julians thingy to annoy it with water flow a few times a day to see if it will detach on it's own. Next step will be to direct the pump on it. I've had a few that let go under direct flow, unintentionally.
tanyamikephil
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I guess I should clarify"¦the rock is completely covered (contaminated) with green hair algae. I need to get it out my tank.
tanyamikephil
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Thanks for the input guys…i'll keep you updated
SnoopyDaPimp
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Mushrooms have a foot similar to an anemone. If you have a turkey baster in the kitchen make sure it is clean and put it in your tank and begin squirting water near the foot of the mushroom. Hopefully it will release. I had to remove an anemone this way but never a shroom. If you have a small water pump you could use that also and direct the water towards the foot of the shroom.
It's not contaminated. It's just normal. If your tank is low in phosphate, it will die out on its own. You're going to a lot of trouble for something that really is not that much problem. I know if I dropped a rock with six inch strands of the stuff into my tank, it would die...because my tank is low phosphate. If it should get started, just run GFO in a reactor (it absorbs phosphate) and the algae will die. Unfortunately it doesn't work on all algaes, but it sure gets hair.
mcgyvr
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Just pull the rock with the shrooms attached... do a peroxide dip for about 10 minutes or so as you scrub (50% peroxide/50% tank water) and scrub off the algae with a toothbrush..rinse with old tank water and throw rock back into tank..
But yes.. addressing/correcting the problem is where you should be focusing energy.. don't fight it.. fix it.
But yes.. addressing/correcting the problem is where you should be focusing energy.. don't fight it.. fix it.
tanyamikephil
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Trust me when I say we are doing everything we can to fix this"¦but its not a quick or easy thing to do. This rock is literally covered and I just want it out.
tanyamikephil
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This won't hurt the mushroom?
tanyamikephil
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We never had a problem with hair algae until I bought this rock and put it in the tank and about a month later it exploded with algae. We only have a small tank (55gal) so keeping the level straight is a struggle. We are working hard to fix this tho. We just now set up a 40 gal sump. Hopefully this will help maintain the levels a little better. I hope so anyway.
mcgyvr
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More than likely no..
Some corals it can bother but I don't believe mushrooms to be one of them..
Really you don't need to soak them in it.. Just drop the rock in an inch or so of the solution and use the toothbrush to spread it around as you scrub it off..
The more you cover of the rock the better but if possible just keep the shrooms out of it as much as you can.. But in general they should be just fine..
Might not be happy for a day or 2 after but they get over it..
Once you get the phosphate/nitrate levels under control the hair will turn brown/white and just die away.. But a peroxide dip does well as a quick cover up...
billdogg
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What Sk8r said. Pull the rock out if you must, and use a toothbrush to remove as much HA as you can. Then, rather than subjsect the mushroom to H2O2, just carefully pour it on everything you can except the mushroom. Allow it to sit on the rock for a few minutes then dip once on old tank water and return it to your tank. Within about 24 hours, the parts of the rock that had the H2O2 on them will turn white and the HA will be gone.
