Mushrooms

fisher · 04/19/2007, 10:33 AM

Hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a 55 gallon tank that's been set up for 8 years, and, for the most part, it's fish only. I purchased some LR with attached mushrooms about 5 years back and they reproduced like crazy.

A few months back, I had a heater malfunction (it broke and I didn't notice the water temp drop to below 70 degrees - I don't know how long the water temp was that low). In any event, the mushrooms have shrunk down and are now almost transparent. They used to really bloom and I hope I haven't killed them.

My water parameters seem OK (salinity, nitrites, ph, etc.). Does anyone have any thoughts as to how I can get these creatures to flourish again?

cdangel0 · 04/19/2007, 10:39 AM

Mushrooms are almost indestructable. They will come back, just need some time.

drummereef · 04/19/2007, 10:48 AM

Just keep your water params stable and they should come back. Mushrooms are very resilient, ime, so they should make their return.

Frick-n-Frags · 04/19/2007, 11:01 AM

yup, I still find mushrooms on the bottoms of rocks that were in the sump or buried for months. zoos are like that too.

fisher · 04/19/2007, 12:00 PM

Thanks, I feel better now

navipro1 · 04/19/2007, 12:23 PM

mshroom are like weed, if water parameters are good and given proper lighting they will come back in weeks but I do recommend you bring up the temperture very very slowly to avoid any possible shock, say maybe 1-2 degrees a day from 70.

frederickk · 04/20/2007, 07:17 AM

It did happen to meand it took about 5 long month's to grow back. They are really nice. I'll try to get a pic tonight.

04/19/2007, 10:33 AM	#1
fisher Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 13	Mushrooms Hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a 55 gallon tank that's been set up for 8 years, and, for the most part, it's fish only. I purchased some LR with attached mushrooms about 5 years back and they reproduced like crazy. A few months back, I had a heater malfunction (it broke and I didn't notice the water temp drop to below 70 degrees - I don't know how long the water temp was that low). In any event, the mushrooms have shrunk down and are now almost transparent. They used to really bloom and I hope I haven't killed them. My water parameters seem OK (salinity, nitrites, ph, etc.). Does anyone have any thoughts as to how I can get these creatures to flourish again?

04/19/2007, 10:48 AM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Just keep your water params stable and they should come back. Mushrooms are very resilient, ime, so they should make their return. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/19/2007, 11:01 AM	#4
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	yup, I still find mushrooms on the bottoms of rocks that were in the sump or buried for months. zoos are like that too. __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

04/19/2007, 10:39 AM	#2
cdangel0 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 905	Mushrooms are almost indestructable. They will come back, just need some time.

04/19/2007, 12:00 PM	#5
fisher Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 13	Thanks, I feel better now

04/19/2007, 12:23 PM	#6
navipro1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sac, CA Posts: 335	mshroom are like weed, if water parameters are good and given proper lighting they will come back in weeks but I do recommend you bring up the temperture very very slowly to avoid any possible shock, say maybe 1-2 degrees a day from 70.

04/20/2007, 07:17 AM	#7
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	It did happen to meand it took about 5 long month's to grow back. They are really nice. I'll try to get a pic tonight.