Dying mushroom coral

hossa81 · 10/11/2012, 08:37 PM

Alright so i had my mushroom coral fo a little while. They were doing fine but now the heads are all rotting away and the biggest head fell off then split and now all i can see is the white guts. I did move them around a couple of times but is that why they all started to die off?

bnumair · 10/11/2012, 08:45 PM

what are ur water parameters and lights and light schedule.
mushrooms are very hardy and for it to be dying something has to be seriously wrong.

hossa81 · 10/11/2012, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bnumair

what are ur water parameters and lights and light schedule.
mushrooms are very hardy and for it to be dying something has to be seriously wrong.

Sg is at 1.025 ph 8.4 nitrite and ammonia 0 nitraye is at 40
I turn on the lights from 3:45 to 10:00 i do it manually
I have two t-5 ho 24 watt actinic bulbs run both usually

pkirby · 10/12/2012, 04:34 AM

What size is this tank? How are you checking salinity? Nitrate of 40 is high but shouldn't be high enough to kill mushrooms! Have you treated your tank with anything?

bluewater921 · 10/12/2012, 05:29 AM

whats the temp of your tank too ? are you having a big temp swing

hossa81 · 10/12/2012, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by pkirby

What size is this tank? How are you checking salinity? Nitrate of 40 is high but shouldn't be high enough to kill mushrooms! Have you treated your tank with anything?

20 high i check salinity with the swing hydrometer i did put this algaefix stuff in it but said it would not kill any reef in habitants

hossa81 · 10/12/2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bluewater921

whats the temp of your tank too ? are you having a big temp swing

Temp is at around 74.5 the temperature swing was just one or two degrees at the most

sponger0 · 10/12/2012, 06:49 AM

2 things right there. Your temp is very low. It should be between 78-82. Thats a better range to have it at.

Also anytime you throw chemicals into your tank, something is going to happen. Whether its good or bad. Why are you using the algaefix?

dinthbrgh · 10/12/2012, 06:03 PM

i don't know about 2 actinic bulbs and no daylight. doesn't sound right to me. maybe some of the more experienced lighting folks can step in on that one.

hossa81 · 10/12/2012, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sponger0

2 things right there. Your temp is very low. It should be between 78-82. Thats a better range to have it at.

Also anytime you throw chemicals into your tank, something is going to happen. Whether its good or bad. Why are you using the algaefix?

I had a bad hair algae problem i was trying to fix

kurt_n · 10/12/2012, 10:21 PM

There's a freshwater version of Algaefix and a saltwater version. Did you use the saltwater version?

Agree that your temp is low. Not sure if it's low enough to effect mushrooms, but everything will be much happier if you get it up in the 78-79 range. Also agree that 2 actinic bulbs doesn't seem right, but again... not sure if it would really effect mushrooms.

10/11/2012, 08:37 PM	#1
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	Dying mushroom coral Alright so i had my mushroom coral fo a little while. They were doing fine but now the heads are all rotting away and the biggest head fell off then split and now all i can see is the white guts. I did move them around a couple of times but is that why they all started to die off?

10/11/2012, 08:45 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	what are ur water parameters and lights and light schedule. mushrooms are very hardy and for it to be dying something has to be seriously wrong. __________________ 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

10/12/2012, 05:29 AM	#5
bluewater921 Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: melbourne fla Posts: 605	whats the temp of your tank too ? are you having a big temp swing __________________ if i was a fish i would play on the reef & swim in the surf Current Tank Info: 180 in the wall reef

10/12/2012, 04:34 AM	#4
pkirby Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 408	What size is this tank? How are you checking salinity? Nitrate of 40 is high but shouldn't be high enough to kill mushrooms! Have you treated your tank with anything?

10/12/2012, 06:49 AM	#8
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	2 things right there. Your temp is very low. It should be between 78-82. Thats a better range to have it at. Also anytime you throw chemicals into your tank, something is going to happen. Whether its good or bad. Why are you using the algaefix?

10/12/2012, 06:03 PM	#9
dinthbrgh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 163	i don't know about 2 actinic bulbs and no daylight. doesn't sound right to me. maybe some of the more experienced lighting folks can step in on that one.

10/12/2012, 10:21 PM	#11
kurt_n Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,592	There's a freshwater version of Algaefix and a saltwater version. Did you use the saltwater version? Agree that your temp is low. Not sure if it's low enough to effect mushrooms, but everything will be much happier if you get it up in the 78-79 range. Also agree that 2 actinic bulbs doesn't seem right, but again... not sure if it would really effect mushrooms.