Mushroom Dominated Tank

[clsanchez77]

Hey all:

I know I have seen a thread on this but can not find it.

Does anyone here have a mushroom dominated tank. Im not thinking just ric's either. Most tanks I have seen are ric'n'zoo tanks but I am looking to setup more of a mushroom dominated tank.

Looking for ideas for aquascaping, number of polyps in a group, number of morphs...So I would like to see some pictures.

And I figured since you all like sharing pictures you would not mind

Anyway, moving my 65g out this weekend and once I get my December expense check, I am off to pickup the new tank.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[jasper24]

Hello. I started do do the same thing a while back and I am kind of glad that I didn't. I ended up doing a mostly softie and lps tank with a couple of fish and I really like it. I have a few mushrooms and what you will find is that you can add 1 single mushroom and a month later have 5. It does not take long and the tank is overrun. That is why a lot of folks mix in Zoas and Rics. That is just my experience. But if that is what you want then I would be very selective and only put the nicest specimens in it or you will have a tank full of average looking mushrooms in a matter of a few months.

 

[clsanchez77]

Thanks, I will keep that in mind, however it is not far off from what I am trying to achieve.

My goal is a caribbean biotope so I am naturally limited to a few species anyway just from hobby availability.

I am thinking of a few color morphs of R.florida and D.neglecta and D.theotheronethaticantremeber. Being that the Caribbean Discosoma are difficult to find, I wont mind them reproducing in my tank (food money?). Plus it is my understanding that the mushrooms I seek do not reproduce like the Pacific ones do.

I will have some polyps, gorogonia and maybe a SPS or two as I sharpen up (I guess that is how we all got started) to break up the monotony, but I want more of the nook biotope look than the formal garden look.

But I would like to see some pictures of mushrrom tanks to see if this is what I really want.

Chris

 

[bradleyj]

My tank is a mixture of almost everything, but I have to say that my mushrooms dominate the tank. I have lost track of how many different colonies I have, but I may be able to squeeze in a couple more. Here are some pictures.

 

[bubblevssqueek]

Stuning!!

 

[clsanchez77]

That is very nice

 

[fish lad]

it is

 

[nanodcl]

Nice tank!! Like the different mushrooms....

 

[wrkinreef]

Real outstanding tank....

 

[clsanchez77]

lol...its the only tank

 

[kristopher L Zmurk]

damn, that is nice....if I could get my 55 looking anywhere close to that I would have to change my pants

 

[packfish]

wow, that is just breathtaking

 

[bradleyj]

This is my latest addition, a small colony of rics and a zoo rock with two different color morphs. I couldn't resist getting them.

 

[avshockey311]

Here is my 37 gallon skimmerless shroom tank.

 

[beachroadbum]

nice tank Avelanche fan,

What kind of lighting do you run on that?

take care,
Jared

 

[clsanchez77]

jaredt:
Thanks for the resurection

I am still hammering out my species as I am still working in Mississippi and am not home...but I did pick my tank up a few weeks back and will start ordering some equipment whn my checks start rolling in again.

Had another question pertaining to the mushrooms, what is their natural environment. I see tanks where they are just everywhere like as in Avshocky311 but for some reason this is not how I picture them in the wild. Everyone states they like low light so are they cave dwellers? Where would the Ricordea be found as they like higher light? Grass/Sand Flats? Reeftops with the SPS?

Just more detail for my tank since I have more time.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[avshockey311]

Jaredt there is 2 65W pcs one actinic and one 10K.

 

[SchweetPup]

Sanchez, where at in MS are you working? I live in Picayune, not far from you.. where do you normally buy your corals from?

 

[clsanchez77]

SchweetPup, I am working in Jackson but live in Metairie (New Orleans)...hell of a commute . Actaully staying in a hotel off of Fortification and the interstate and will be here till the end of March. So I will be buying in the New Orleans Area, primarily Aquatic Specialties in Kenner, but will get around to checking out Rick's Reef in Metairie.

 

[happyclam]

bump for more pics.