What's wrong with these shrooms?
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John Q Reefer
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Well no replys eh? ill toss this in for a bump for ya
Umm try grinding up some enzyte with biweekly feedings?
Umm try grinding up some enzyte with biweekly feedings?
emerald chondro
New member
Lighting specs?...I ran half power on my Pc's and my shrooms enlarged enormously...then when i went full power it went to the same look as yours just alil bigger.
btw i have those same ones
btw i have those same ones
Shroomage and Doomage
Shroomage and Doomage
Shrooms are one of those cool animals that like the water funky!! So if your water is too clean, that could be causing some trouble. Also, as previously posted, mushrooms like it close to the bottom, away from the light. Try turning off the lights tonight, and come back and check on them about a half hour later. If they are starting to open, then it's your lighting. Move them to a shaded area, where they are not beaten with the light, but get just enough to taste it.
If you wait too long, your pH will start to fluxuate, and they may close because of the extra CO2 floating around making things a little crazy.
izzy
Shroomage and Doomage
Shrooms are one of those cool animals that like the water funky!! So if your water is too clean, that could be causing some trouble. Also, as previously posted, mushrooms like it close to the bottom, away from the light. Try turning off the lights tonight, and come back and check on them about a half hour later. If they are starting to open, then it's your lighting. Move them to a shaded area, where they are not beaten with the light, but get just enough to taste it.
If you wait too long, your pH will start to fluxuate, and they may close because of the extra CO2 floating around making things a little crazy.
izzy
homebrewdude
Member
Mine get very small when the lights are off.
They open up with the MH's running
They open up with the MH's running
Shrinkage?
Shrinkage?
They are getting small because when your lights go off, your pH begins to drop.
When your lights are on, the pH returns to its normal place. When the lights are off, algae begins to release CO2, and your pH goes for a rollercoaster ride. That's why the LFS asks you to bring water in to be tested after the lights have been on for a while.
Shrinkage?
They are getting small because when your lights go off, your pH begins to drop.
When your lights are on, the pH returns to its normal place. When the lights are off, algae begins to release CO2, and your pH goes for a rollercoaster ride. That's why the LFS asks you to bring water in to be tested after the lights have been on for a while.
spanglish
New member
Well, I did add calcium night before last and I've been told
that could be it.
My PH is constantly monitored (pinpoint) and only fluctuates
between 8.09 and 8.20.
They have been at same location with no problems for months.
I hope itis calcium related and am just going to watch now.
Are they a danger to others?
that could be it.
My PH is constantly monitored (pinpoint) and only fluctuates
between 8.09 and 8.20.
They have been at same location with no problems for months.
I hope itis calcium related and am just going to watch now.
Are they a danger to others?
Mushroom
Mushroom
Mushrooms are dangerous, sometimes. They are stingers, poisonous, and they have been known to expell toxic substances into the water, that will effect other corals. BUT so have leathers, and several other coral species. This is one reason you shouldn't mix animals that aren't found together naturally.
However, with the use of carbon, good protien skimming, and circulation, mixed reefs can be, and are successful.
Mushroom
Mushrooms are dangerous, sometimes. They are stingers, poisonous, and they have been known to expell toxic substances into the water, that will effect other corals. BUT so have leathers, and several other coral species. This is one reason you shouldn't mix animals that aren't found together naturally.
However, with the use of carbon, good protien skimming, and circulation, mixed reefs can be, and are successful.
geoxman
Premium Member
Ca will have no effect on the shrooms.
Keeping a chemistry balance will.
Shrooms can and do better under very bright light-just do it slow. Mine are under 400w MH less that 10 in under the surface, some as much as 2 in under.
I do not use carbon or other such products.
I feed heavy.
I skim about half of the week.
I have decent to low flow.
A constant temp.
Shrooms will adapt to most aquariums but IMHO they will thrive under the above statements. good luck
Keeping a chemistry balance will.
Shrooms can and do better under very bright light-just do it slow. Mine are under 400w MH less that 10 in under the surface, some as much as 2 in under.
I do not use carbon or other such products.
I feed heavy.
I skim about half of the week.
I have decent to low flow.
A constant temp.
Shrooms will adapt to most aquariums but IMHO they will thrive under the above statements. good luck
Serioussnaps
New member
CA has no effect on shrooms and the addition of CA does not lower the alk. Alk and Ca drop due to calcium carbonate/skeletal building organisms, mushrooms are not one of these.
Lots of misinformation in your post, but thats just a start.
Lots of misinformation in your post, but thats just a start.
spanglish
New member
Please enlighten us. I certainly don't have a clue what caused
these (eventually all of the blues in pic) to melt while other
shrooms in tank are fine.
I am of the opinion that whatever caused it was "transmitted"
by direct contact. I also lost two ricordias that were touching
the blues.
The only reason Ca is being discussed is that it is the only thing
I can think of that I "monkeyed" with immediately prior to
the meltdown.
socalreefer73
Premium Member
Re: Shrinkage?
Re: Shrinkage?
I hate to split hairs, but I believe you are wrong here. Photosynthesis shuts down when the lights go off, which means that CO2 is no longer being converted in the tank to O2 and such. CO2 producers (fish and I'm sure some other things) continue to produce CO2, and at a diminishing capacity as metabolic rates drop, but photosynthesis in no longer taking care of that CO2 at a normal capacity.
I don't think plants release CO2, they absorb it and use it to make food and cellular material.
That's how I understand it, at least. But I'm off topic here, sorry...
I left my lights on last weekend on accident (timer to 'on' position) for 24 hours. My shrooms all fared the worst. (actually, the xenia took it pretty bad too)
HTH
Re: Shrinkage?
I hate to split hairs, but I believe you are wrong here. Photosynthesis shuts down when the lights go off, which means that CO2 is no longer being converted in the tank to O2 and such. CO2 producers (fish and I'm sure some other things) continue to produce CO2, and at a diminishing capacity as metabolic rates drop, but photosynthesis in no longer taking care of that CO2 at a normal capacity.
I don't think plants release CO2, they absorb it and use it to make food and cellular material.
That's how I understand it, at least. But I'm off topic here, sorry...
I left my lights on last weekend on accident (timer to 'on' position) for 24 hours. My shrooms all fared the worst. (actually, the xenia took it pretty bad too)
HTH
geoxman
Premium Member
I guess that would depend on what skimmer you were using.
I also prefer to keep the food that I feed in the water column for at least 24 hrs. to maximize the amount consumed by the corals.
Thus taking up about half of the week with the skimmer off.
Sorry to hear you lost your blue shrooms. Maybe next time when you notice them melting you could do a heavy iodine dip. good luck
