What happened to my mushrooms?

NaasReefer · 11/30/2014, 08:22 AM

I got these mushroom corals about 3 weeks ago, they were doing great for the first 2 weeks or so. Below is a picture of them doing great

However about 3 days after i added 4 peppermint shrimp to the tank I noticed two of the shrimp were on the corals and the corals were torn and withered. At the same time as I added the shrimp I also replaced one of my 54w T5s that was not working. I am running 4 x 54w T5s 2 blue/2 white. Other than that everything else stayed the same, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 20 nitrate, sg 1.025.

Below is a picture of what they look like now.

Any advice would be great, thanks.

kfisc · 11/30/2014, 08:58 AM

I don't think it's the light, and I wouldn't necessarily indict the shrimp (although maybe)- but your nitrates are 'kinda high. Is your calcium and alk balanced as well? Also, is your tank fairly new? Mushrooms may be considered "easy," but if parameters aren't stable, they go like anything else.

tubbs2323 · 11/30/2014, 10:04 AM

I got rid of my peppermint shrimp, they started eating my acans. They can be little terrors!

NaasReefer · 12/04/2014, 12:35 PM

I think I got to the root of the problem. I think there was too much flow for them, I changed the direction my powerheads and there was strong flow directly over the mushrooms. I changed the direction again and a day later my mushrooms are doing great

11/30/2014, 08:22 AM	#1
NaasReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Naas Posts: 142	What happened to my mushrooms? I got these mushroom corals about 3 weeks ago, they were doing great for the first 2 weeks or so. Below is a picture of them doing great However about 3 days after i added 4 peppermint shrimp to the tank I noticed two of the shrimp were on the corals and the corals were torn and withered. At the same time as I added the shrimp I also replaced one of my 54w T5s that was not working. I am running 4 x 54w T5s 2 blue/2 white. Other than that everything else stayed the same, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 20 nitrate, sg 1.025. Below is a picture of what they look like now. Any advice would be great, thanks. __________________ I found Nemo! Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Mixed Reef tank

12/04/2014, 12:35 PM	#4
NaasReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Naas Posts: 142	I think I got to the root of the problem. I think there was too much flow for them, I changed the direction my powerheads and there was strong flow directly over the mushrooms. I changed the direction again and a day later my mushrooms are doing great __________________ I found Nemo! Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Mixed Reef tank

11/30/2014, 08:58 AM	#2
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	I don't think it's the light, and I wouldn't necessarily indict the shrimp (although maybe)- but your nitrates are 'kinda high. Is your calcium and alk balanced as well? Also, is your tank fairly new? Mushrooms may be considered "easy," but if parameters aren't stable, they go like anything else.

11/30/2014, 10:04 AM	#3
tubbs2323 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rochester ny Posts: 51	I got rid of my peppermint shrimp, they started eating my acans. They can be little terrors!