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tycallsky 
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 1:23pm |
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In an attempt to get my mushrooms to attach to some rocks, I placed them in a bottle with a mesh covering and placed it in my tank. They were expanding and growing onto the rock very well! This morning when I went to feed my fish I checked on my Mushrooms. The only thing I could find in the jar was LR. I pulled the jar out and I kid you not, I saw GREEN HAZE AN INCH DEEP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE MOST UNGODLY SMELL YOU CAN IMAGINE.
I dumped the water out, *threw up* and could not see the mushrooms. What the freak happened!? Has this happened to anyone else? I really don't want the rest of my coral to melt into a stinky puddle of green haze...
-Tyler
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 3:29pm |
Tyler,
This may have been caused by a lack of water movement. Often times, this method of attaching mushrooms leads to their demise. How deep was the container?
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 3:51pm |
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It was a regular glass jar from the dollar store. It was used for jam before i cleaned it and added mushrooms. I believe that lack of water movement could have been the cause. It was in a part of the tank with little movement in a container that allowed even less movement. But they were looking great yesterday before bed. What do you think?
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Shane H
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 4:19pm |
A lack of water movement would be my best guess. The water in the jar likely became oxygen defficient and stagnant. You may try a shallower container in a higher water flow area of the tank.
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 4:40pm |
A way that I have had luck attaching mushrooms is using the plastic container that electrical tape comes in with holes cut in the side and top to allow water movement through it.
The best way is to get some wedding veil and loosely wrap the mushroom to the rock and hold the veil to the rock w/ a rubberband. Both those ways work really well to keep the water from going stagnant and keep the corals healthy.
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 4:45pm |
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The same thing happened to me tycallsky it was horrable smelling and i agree with Shane H about the flow.
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Posted: May 11 2010 at 7:52pm |
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thanks guys. I'll keep that in mind next time I get some shrooms'
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 11:21am |
I have an easier way to do it.
Place 1/4-1" rubble in a bowl or shallow container in a low flow area. Sometimes the front bottom corner of the tank is a good place. Then use the bridal veil to cover the bowl rather than each individual mushroom. After they attach to a piece of rock you can set that rock anywhere and it will hold the mushroom in place or if that's not enough weight, squeeze out a small ball of gel superglue onto the bottom of the rock and press it against the target rock in the tank for 10 seconds until the superglue stiffens.
Did you know that you can cut up mushrooms into 4 or more pieces and set them in the bowl where most of the pieces will attach and grow into individual mushrooms?
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 11:51am |
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I did know that. Infact, many corals may propagate using the fragmentation method such as montipora, acropora, favia, anemones, mushrooms, zoanthids, and many more. This form of asexual reproduction has a 20-40% success rate in nature, however, our controlled tanks are the perfect place to use this method.
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 12:16pm |
Wow, that's cool  Maybe I should come to you the next time I want to frag a coral.
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 1:42pm |
Maybe. Then I could keep the other half 
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 5:03pm |
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Posted: May 13 2010 at 11:21am |
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I have had a lot of luck using the method that Mark mentioned.
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