hairy mushrooms hostil takeover

rob28 · 01/24/2009, 07:20 AM

My tank has been running for 20 months,When i started i had maybe 10 hairy mushrooms,now im up to an incredible 30.They are very large the biggest being 6'' across.They have started crowding my star polyps and a few other things.I have read that if you cut them they just regrow so how do i get them off the areas i don't want them?

Michael · 01/24/2009, 08:29 AM

buy a maxi-jet 1200, and use the sucker cups that come with it, install the maxi-jet down in the tank and point it directly at the mushrooms, they will shrivell up and eventually let go of the rock to find a new less agressive flow area in the tank, when they do this they will float around the tank and you can net them out, this is a method i found worked for me when i needed to move mushrooms

rob28 · 01/24/2009, 01:32 PM

i'll try it.thanks

Sk8r · 01/24/2009, 01:36 PM

Another method is to set a loose, fairly light rock generally atop them, not crushing them. They'll climb it to get to the light, and you can take that rock away, sell/trade it, and install another rock.

If you can get them to turn loose entirely, use a light rubber band to hold them to a fragment of old coral/rock and again, there will be takers.

You're doing something right! Happy mushrooms are a good thing.

RickD63 · 01/24/2009, 01:40 PM

I glue a piece of small tile on top of it to make it move.
I've also considered putting weed block when they were stining my other corals ;-)

stingythingy45 · 01/24/2009, 02:37 PM

I make a paste out of Mrs. Wages and then pipe it onto the mushroom with a plastic syringe.Also shoot them in the mouth with it.Leave it there for 10-15 minutes with the powerheads OFF.Then I turn the PHs on and blow the residual off with a turkey baster.They'll die and melt away in about 24 hrs.
The foot may grow back so be ready to cover that also later on.
Dont do too many at once as in small tanks the PH could rise from the kalk.

gildorph · 01/24/2009, 11:24 PM

+1 as this being the most successful for me. Take a joe's juice like mixture (salt, water, kalk - heated and mixed) and go right for the mouth. Be warned that if you miss the mouth, you may end up splitting them.

CnLHolman01 · 01/24/2009, 11:37 PM

I just shove rocks or tiles under the edges of the rock and as they move to the new rock/tile, I trade/sell them to my local reef club or take them into the fish store and get some store credit, dang I have even given them away for free. I have about 10 in my tank waiting to be moved out right now.

rob28 · 01/25/2009, 10:08 AM

lots of good idea's,i'll try them..Thanks again

cczarnik · 01/25/2009, 10:28 AM

Or you can pull the rock, chisel at the base where the shrooms are and get them off clean with a little rubble attached. Then glue them down to a rock and trade them in. (or throw away).

gildorph · 01/25/2009, 09:38 PM

That's a good idea. Unfotunately for me, these invasive shrooms keep popping up on rocks with my nicer corals attached. Or in areas that are very difficult to access certain rocks. That's why I'm trying to contain them.

01/24/2009, 07:20 AM	#1
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	hairy mushrooms hostil takeover My tank has been running for 20 months,When i started i had maybe 10 hairy mushrooms,now im up to an incredible 30.They are very large the biggest being 6'' across.They have started crowding my star polyps and a few other things.I have read that if you cut them they just regrow so how do i get them off the areas i don't want them? __________________ 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

01/24/2009, 08:29 AM	#2
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	buy a maxi-jet 1200, and use the sucker cups that come with it, install the maxi-jet down in the tank and point it directly at the mushrooms, they will shrivell up and eventually let go of the rock to find a new less agressive flow area in the tank, when they do this they will float around the tank and you can net them out, this is a method i found worked for me when i needed to move mushrooms __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/24/2009, 01:32 PM	#3
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	i'll try it.thanks __________________ 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

01/24/2009, 01:36 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Another method is to set a loose, fairly light rock generally atop them, not crushing them. They'll climb it to get to the light, and you can take that rock away, sell/trade it, and install another rock. If you can get them to turn loose entirely, use a light rubber band to hold them to a fragment of old coral/rock and again, there will be takers. You're doing something right! Happy mushrooms are a good thing. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/24/2009, 02:37 PM	#6
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	I make a paste out of Mrs. Wages and then pipe it onto the mushroom with a plastic syringe.Also shoot them in the mouth with it.Leave it there for 10-15 minutes with the powerheads OFF.Then I turn the PHs on and blow the residual off with a turkey baster.They'll die and melt away in about 24 hrs. The foot may grow back so be ready to cover that also later on. Dont do too many at once as in small tanks the PH could rise from the kalk. __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

01/24/2009, 01:40 PM	#5
RickD63 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 61	I glue a piece of small tile on top of it to make it move. I've also considered putting weed block when they were stining my other corals ;-)

01/24/2009, 11:24 PM	#7
gildorph Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 117	+1 as this being the most successful for me. Take a joe's juice like mixture (salt, water, kalk - heated and mixed) and go right for the mouth. Be warned that if you miss the mouth, you may end up splitting them.

01/24/2009, 11:37 PM	#8
CnLHolman01 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 79	I just shove rocks or tiles under the edges of the rock and as they move to the new rock/tile, I trade/sell them to my local reef club or take them into the fish store and get some store credit, dang I have even given them away for free. I have about 10 in my tank waiting to be moved out right now. __________________ Lori Current Tank Info: 135 gal display,

01/25/2009, 10:08 AM	#9
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	lots of good idea's,i'll try them..Thanks again __________________ 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

01/25/2009, 10:28 AM	#10
cczarnik Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 433	Or you can pull the rock, chisel at the base where the shrooms are and get them off clean with a little rubble attached. Then glue them down to a rock and trade them in. (or throw away).

01/25/2009, 09:38 PM	#11
gildorph Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 117	That's a good idea. Unfotunately for me, these invasive shrooms keep popping up on rocks with my nicer corals attached. Or in areas that are very difficult to access certain rocks. That's why I'm trying to contain them.