Mushroom Coral Dying?!

[Aquat]

Okay, I was doing some small maintenance and I noticed my mushroom colony had ONE small shroom that literally was spilling its guts out. I became alarm and removed the colony into a bucket. The shroom had slimely white mucus drooping off of it. And it smells bad! Like rotting seafood with used diapers.

I then preceded to scrape what I could into the bucket, then down the drain. I later placed the colony back into the tank. Now it only have half of it's original form. I'm terrified! I heard mushrooms were almost indestructible. If they can die, what about my other corals. I currently have a small Zoa colony, Duncan, and a Sebae anemone. I've also noticed the Zoas have shrunk and has not came out for days. :worried::worried::worried::worried:

I tested my parameters 3 days ago and this was it read.
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10>
pH 7.8
Phosphate NA
Calcium 350 - 390

Lighting: 2x 48w T5HO 1x 6700k, 1x actinic. Still waiting on my new fixture

 

[worm5406]

Can you take a picture so we can see it.

What changes/additions/moves have you done and how old are the bulbs?

 

[Aquat]

The mushroom colony itself was last thing I've introduce (1 week ago). I had to do a 25% water change recently because my Damsel killed a clown. (They're gone now). I later measured the salinity and it was low! 1.015 - 1.018. I realized I've just ran out of salt from my last batch.. Probably explain my low pH of 7.8

The bulbs are 4 months old. The tank itself is also 4 months old. Pictures should be up in several minutes!

Okay, now I'm having trouble uploading..

 

[Aquat]

Okay, try these links.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92980366@N03/8452798058/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92980366@N03/8451710477/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92980366@N03/8452799882/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92980366@N03/8452802870/

 

[Slystone]

You need to get your sg up NOW.

 

[Aquat]

You need to get your sg up NOW.

Specific Gravity? Sorry not good with shorten text

 

[worm5406]

Yes get your salinity, salt level, up ...

 

[Aquat]

The new salt batch is only 24 hours old. Still do it?

 

[RA]

Have you thought about going to a gold fish tank?

 

[Aquat]

Have you thought about going to a gold fish tank?

Excuse me?

 

[worm5406]

The new salt batch is only 24 hours old. Still do it?

Wait... how are you going to get it up??

 

[Aquat]

Wait... how are you going to get it up??

I'm going to add more salt from a mixed 5 gallon bucket. Till I get the recommended salinity. I've read to let the salt mix for at least a week? Just trying to play thing safe.

How would you recommend I do it?

 

[brandon429]

You can use salt within an hour, bring up salinity slowly. The goldfish comment is lol, this is like a giant digital bar where people rib each other in fantastic ways.

The mushroom would have regenerated they are truly indestructible. Even at that salinity. Raise it slow

 

[Timnghiem]

I mix my salt for one hour and then put it into the tank. I have no issues. I use tropic marine.


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[brandon429]

too add to that, I mixed up reefcrystals and used it instantly with a 10 second delay from 2001 to 2008 when i quit using them for no particular reason. ive read all the stuff about ph setting, initial ammonia etc

its just that none of it actually mattered in my tank. for sure 1 hour is safe.

 

[worm5406]

I even know some people that wait 24 hours.

I personally let it sit for an hour under a large pump recirculating it in the brute where I mixed it.

Even if you mixed a full batch (to the correct sg) (for me thats 30 gallons) and added it slowly to the tank it would bring it up instead of adding hyper salinity. Make it a water change or two.

 

[worm5406]

Plus I have never found a calculator that computes existing salinity X total water volume to make a recommended salinity to even out the mix for an approprate sg.

I guess I could divide multiply scoop and guess... hahahaha

 

[Aquat]

Okay, for now. I'll just keep the mushroom in my 20g QT. Also, I was looking to frag it. I'd like to keep 2 for myself. What's a reasonable value for 9 mushrooms? I'm not trying to make a profit. Just wondering value so I can trade with some reefers near by ^^