Ahh! Accidentally buried a mushroom for a day!

mariahcolleen · 04/20/2012, 09:40 PM

Ok so I got a mushroom coral as a hitch hiker when I bought my live rock for a new 30 gal saltwater. When I went to add sand later the water clouded up like crazy and I accidentally bonked his rock. When the water cleared today I picked up the rock and realized he had been buried for a day... Will he be ok or did I kill the poor little guy?

ScottRT · 04/20/2012, 09:41 PM

I'm sure it will be perfectly fine. You really can't get much more hardy of a coral than a shroom. They survive everything. Good Luck.

mariahcolleen · 04/20/2012, 09:45 PM

Well that makes me feel better... He is so neat I would really like to keep him. After trying to clear sand off the rocks I'm cloudy again so I cant see how he is coming along. Of course its after the fact that I realize there were much better ways to add the sand then what I did... Haha I know now though.

bnumair · 04/20/2012, 09:54 PM

he be alright. just dust him off and place him where u want.

Andrew · 04/20/2012, 10:05 PM

Mushrooms are hard to kill lol The main reason they die or melt is if your water is too clean for them and when they can not take any nutrients out of the water.

mariahcolleen · 04/20/2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

Mushrooms are hard to kill lol The main reason they die or melt is if your water is too clean for them and when they can not take any nutrients out of the water.

Thanks I didnt know that! Im glad I got such a hardy little guy since I am such a noob.

Andrew · 04/20/2012, 10:30 PM

I've always been a fan of mushrooms and actually picked up 2 new ones today. Welcome to the forums by the way

broshd · 04/21/2012, 07:46 AM

if you want it to spread irritate it. if you lop of the head, the base will grow a new head and if you split the head, as long as a get a small part of the mouth then you'll have two.

aleonn · 04/21/2012, 11:44 AM

You'll be fine

. As mentioned, they're so hardy that you have to do something really bad for mushrooms to die.

mariahcolleen · 04/21/2012, 12:22 PM

Awesome! Thanks for all the advice. I think I may get some more shroomies. I like things that are hard to kill. lol

sucker_fish · 04/21/2012, 12:38 PM

just keep in mind, hard to kill + spreads rapidly = tank takeover

mariahcolleen · 04/21/2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sucker_fish

just keep in mind, hard to kill + spreads rapidly = tank takeover

Good point. Although I think the only other non fish inhabitant I would want for my tank would be an anemone of some sort. After my tank is more established and I have a better lighting system that is.

04/20/2012, 09:40 PM	#1
mariahcolleen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 100	Ahh! Accidentally buried a mushroom for a day! Ok so I got a mushroom coral as a hitch hiker when I bought my live rock for a new 30 gal saltwater. When I went to add sand later the water clouded up like crazy and I accidentally bonked his rock. When the water cleared today I picked up the rock and realized he had been buried for a day... Will he be ok or did I kill the poor little guy?

04/20/2012, 09:54 PM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	he be alright. just dust him off and place him where u want. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/21/2012, 12:38 PM	#11
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	just keep in mind, hard to kill + spreads rapidly = tank takeover __________________ <------- Have you ever seen tortoises playing leapfrog? Current Tank Info: 40 B w/ T5's and tunze 9002 skimmer. no sump. 90 gal. mixed reef, 36"x16"x16" sump/fuge, reef octopus xp2000 skimmer, water blaster hy5000 return.

04/20/2012, 09:41 PM	#2
ScottRT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 55	I'm sure it will be perfectly fine. You really can't get much more hardy of a coral than a shroom. They survive everything. Good Luck.

04/20/2012, 09:45 PM	#3
mariahcolleen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 100	Well that makes me feel better... He is so neat I would really like to keep him. After trying to clear sand off the rocks I'm cloudy again so I cant see how he is coming along. Of course its after the fact that I realize there were much better ways to add the sand then what I did... Haha I know now though.

04/20/2012, 10:05 PM	#5
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Mushrooms are hard to kill lol The main reason they die or melt is if your water is too clean for them and when they can not take any nutrients out of the water.

04/20/2012, 10:30 PM	#7
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	I've always been a fan of mushrooms and actually picked up 2 new ones today. Welcome to the forums by the way

04/21/2012, 07:46 AM	#8
broshd Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 25	if you want it to spread irritate it. if you lop of the head, the base will grow a new head and if you split the head, as long as a get a small part of the mouth then you'll have two.

04/21/2012, 11:44 AM	#9
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	You'll be fine . As mentioned, they're so hardy that you have to do something really bad for mushrooms to die.

04/21/2012, 12:22 PM	#10
mariahcolleen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 100	Awesome! Thanks for all the advice. I think I may get some more shroomies. I like things that are hard to kill. lol