Mushrooms really starting to annoy me...AND my space monsters
- Thread starter usfpaul82
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Shrooms are by far one of the easiest corals to remove and relocate. I have done so more times than I can count. Wearing your reef safe gloves and eye protection, prepare a clean hard surface, preferrably a concrete floor. I use a concrete block I keep on hand. Using the proper size chissel, placing it at an angle at least 1/2" from the mushrooms in question, chissel some rock from the mother rock around the polyp, being careful not to damage the flesh of the mushrooms. It's best to leave the rock chips attached to the shroom to help secure it to a new rock later. If you are going to reattach them to a new rock today, place them one by one into a shallow bowl filled with tank water until you have removed the last shroom. The mushrooms will begin to slim as this is mormal as they are stressed.
Prepare the new rock on the hard surface. Using paper towel, pat dry the areas you wish to relocate these chips to. Remove and lay the mushroom chips on some dry paper towel. With proper spacing, apply a small amount of reef safe glue or epoxy to both surfaces and press for a few secs. Only apply the opoxy to one surface, preferrably the mother rock. Place the rock on the substrate, in line with good current but not overpowering as this current will help remove any slime being secreted. Leave the rock on the substrate and do not move it. I'd leave it there for several days. Prepare a new spot on your reef, then set it and forget it. Run your actinics only for a full photo period for the first two days post op. :wavehand:
Good luck.
Mooch
Prepare the new rock on the hard surface. Using paper towel, pat dry the areas you wish to relocate these chips to. Remove and lay the mushroom chips on some dry paper towel. With proper spacing, apply a small amount of reef safe glue or epoxy to both surfaces and press for a few secs. Only apply the opoxy to one surface, preferrably the mother rock. Place the rock on the substrate, in line with good current but not overpowering as this current will help remove any slime being secreted. Leave the rock on the substrate and do not move it. I'd leave it there for several days. Prepare a new spot on your reef, then set it and forget it. Run your actinics only for a full photo period for the first two days post op. :wavehand:
Good luck.
Mooch
But than can co-exist easily. The key is placement and proper prunning if and when necessary of said shrooms.
Mooch
Mooch
Here's a picture of Archie's tank showing how mushrooms and zoanthids/palyhtoas can coexist with proper placement and prunning when neccessary to control encroachment.
Mucho Reef
Mucho Reef
XSharkboyX
Wishin' I Was Fishin'
FYI those are zoanthids not palythoas.
usfpaul82
New member
Don't think so bud.
XSharkboyX
Wishin' I Was Fishin'
Lol k. Those are most definately a Zoanthus sp. No matter what Zoa ID tells you.
So my main colony of space monsters is starting to get over run by some mushrooms I have in my tank (biggest mistake of my reef keeping career!) Wonder how I can get them away, at least from this colony without hurting the palys.....
What did you decide to do?
A thread on spacing, see link.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1502607&highlight=coral+spacing
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1502607&highlight=coral+spacing
Jarred1
Active member
+1 Definitely Zoanthus sp
A. Grandis
Active member
ChiiBear,
Try to do what MUCHO REEF said.
Grandis.
Try to do what MUCHO REEF said.
Grandis.
RandysReef
New member
nice palys man.
Angel85
New member
Reef safe gloves are usually impenetrable gloves made specifically from an inert reef safe material design specifically to protect concerned reefers from coral pricks, pathogens, cuts etc. Usually made of a thicker texture as seen in the purple/orange pair in the first two links below which I have own for at least 10 years now. Others will opt for just the powder free and much thinner latex gloves when handling corals and fragging. I wear the latex gloves even when doing basic maint. or with any contact with tank water. I would do some reading and research on them both and decide which application is better for you.
http://premiumaquatics.com/store/me...ode=PA&Product_Code=ESU-AF9505&Category_Code=
http://www.marinedepot.com/maintenance_gloves-ap.html
I would also encourage you to read the 2 links below. One is a sticky at the top of this page.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2063473&highlight=m+marinum
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1858696
Good luck my friend.
MUCHO REEF
TOTM August 2003
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wow I sill feel like a newb, lol My first time seeing gloves like those.Similar threads
