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phreezee 02-21-2012 05:01 PM

Mushroom eaters?
 
I am overrun with with blue and orange mushrooms and desperately need a natural solution.

I've tried needles with vinegar and hot water without success. I've pruned but the foot is so hard to get completely off and of course regenerate. I've got a Regal and Flame Angel but unfortunately they've been reef safe.

mseepman 02-21-2012 05:03 PM

I have the same problem...I have found no solution that works all the time. I have one of those electrocution devices and it doesn't work either. Sometimes a power-head aimed at the mushrooms will make them detach and you can collect and sell/destroy from there.

If you come up with something that works..please share.

letsgofishin 02-21-2012 05:15 PM

mark if you have any extras you want to get rid of let me know, I know a couple people in the area that would like some for a reasonable price.

mseepman 02-21-2012 05:19 PM

We have a frag swap coming up and I will be bringing some then. If you aren't able to attend, pm me and I'll help you out.

sphelps 02-21-2012 05:27 PM

What other types of corals do you have? IME most mushrooms do poorly under high intensity lighting.

phreezee 02-21-2012 06:15 PM

I would classify the tank as FOWLR with MUSHROOMS lol.
In truth, I have some zoas, gsp and btas also, but not enough to call it a reef IMO.

FragIt Dan 02-21-2012 10:38 PM

Can u take the rocks out of the tank? If so, you can torch them off with the handheld propane ones. Otherwise, cut them off and treat the foot with kalk paste like u would for aptasia. As with aptasia, treat only a handful per day... It will take a while. You can also bring your rocks into local stores and offer to trade them over for non 'infected' rocks :). I did this for a while and cut my population down. I also had a heat spike a few years back and noticed the mushrooms substantially died off while the encrusting algae stayed, but this would kill things like zoos as well. Low 90f for ~24hrs was what knocked a lot of mine back.

sphelps 02-21-2012 11:58 PM

Will a crown of thorns starfish eat mushrooms?

azulikit 02-22-2012 01:28 AM

I use Aiptasia-X to control my shrooms.

FragIt Dan 02-22-2012 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azulikit (Post 685038)
I use Aiptasia-X to control my shrooms.

I am under the impression Aiptasia-X is kalk... Does anyone know this?


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