did i just kill my mushrooms?

findgnemo · 06/22/2007, 09:50 AM

i was wondering i just started corals two days ago. i got 2 really small mushrooms. i didn't konw you had to start your corals at the bottom and work it's way up. i started it already in the middle of my tank but it's on the top of my rocks. did i just fry them? should i move them down in the sand?>

papagimp · 06/22/2007, 09:53 AM

depends on the lighting you have, if it's very low lighting, then starting at the top is just fine, if it's MH's in a smaller tank, may fry em if they don't get moved. Mushrooms are very hardy and I doubt you killed them after a couple days. Just move em if you have too, it probably wouldn't hurt to go ahead and move em to the lower regions of the tank and work your way on up if needed, or alternatively, raise the lights higher up from them and work them back down over the course of a week or two.

rob28 · 06/22/2007, 09:53 AM

There tough...Just put them at the bottom and they open up..

findgnemo · 06/22/2007, 10:03 AM

they opened up i just want to make sure they don't die

papagimp · 06/22/2007, 10:04 AM

Nemo, mushrooms will occasionally close up for days on end, this is a normal occurance and nothing to worry about. I would not fear death of the mushrooms unless you saw one actually turning into brown jelly and rotting away, as long is it's intact, shriveled up or open, it should be fine. Now if it refuses to open up for long periods of time, I'd get the lighting and flow fixed so that it does open up properly.

Just out of curiosity, what type of lighting are you using on that tank?

drummereef · 06/22/2007, 11:43 AM

No worries, shrooms along with gsp are probably the most hearty corals imo. Unless they are totally white "bleached" there shouldn't be a problem. Even then they would probably come back just fine.

06/22/2007, 09:50 AM	#1
findgnemo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 375	did i just kill my mushrooms? i was wondering i just started corals two days ago. i got 2 really small mushrooms. i didn't konw you had to start your corals at the bottom and work it's way up. i started it already in the middle of my tank but it's on the top of my rocks. did i just fry them? should i move them down in the sand?> __________________ 55g 38lbs of lr fowlr 20g fo fishes 20g - 1 ocellaris clown 55g - 2 maroon clowns, 1 hermit crabs, 1 firefish, 1 diamond watch goby more to come

06/22/2007, 09:53 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	depends on the lighting you have, if it's very low lighting, then starting at the top is just fine, if it's MH's in a smaller tank, may fry em if they don't get moved. Mushrooms are very hardy and I doubt you killed them after a couple days. Just move em if you have too, it probably wouldn't hurt to go ahead and move em to the lower regions of the tank and work your way on up if needed, or alternatively, raise the lights higher up from them and work them back down over the course of a week or two. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

06/22/2007, 09:53 AM	#3
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	There tough...Just put them at the bottom and they open up.. __________________ When Hell Freezes Over I'll Ice Fish There TOO!!!! Current Tank Info: 55gallon,16 gall.refugium/sump 4X55W T5'S 2 false Percs,Pj Cardinal,6 line Wrasses,Green Manderine, Flame Angle,2- Purple Firefish,Lawnmower Blenny,Serpant Star,Seaba Anm., Hammer coral,Zoo's, 80 lbs Live rock/100 lbs sand

06/22/2007, 10:03 AM	#4
findgnemo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 375	they opened up i just want to make sure they don't die __________________ 55g 38lbs of lr fowlr 20g fo fishes 20g - 1 ocellaris clown 55g - 2 maroon clowns, 1 hermit crabs, 1 firefish, 1 diamond watch goby more to come

06/22/2007, 10:04 AM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Nemo, mushrooms will occasionally close up for days on end, this is a normal occurance and nothing to worry about. I would not fear death of the mushrooms unless you saw one actually turning into brown jelly and rotting away, as long is it's intact, shriveled up or open, it should be fine. Now if it refuses to open up for long periods of time, I'd get the lighting and flow fixed so that it does open up properly. Just out of curiosity, what type of lighting are you using on that tank? __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

06/22/2007, 11:43 AM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	No worries, shrooms along with gsp are probably the most hearty corals imo. Unless they are totally white "bleached" there shouldn't be a problem. Even then they would probably come back just fine. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system