Over-run by Ricordea's

[mark]

tagging along.

Been over run as well and thinking trying SPS so would like the thin them
out first

[christyf5]

Really? Ricordeas? I'd love to see pics. I've been working on my small patch for about 3 years and its just starting to get fairly substantial (12"x12"). Are you sure they aren't mushrooms? If not what are you doing to make them so prolific? I'd love to know

[marie]

Originally Posted by christyf5

....... If not what are you doing to make them so prolific? I'd love to know

Not wanting something is a surefire way to get it to grow completely out of control.......I think we should all attempt to have hair algae tanks and make hair algae extinct

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by marie

Not wanting something is a surefire way to get it to grow completely out of control.......I think we should all attempt to have hair algae tanks and make hair algae extinct

Agreed! And embrace our Aptasia!!!

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by marie

Not wanting something is a surefire way to get it to grow completely out of control.......I think we should all attempt to have hair algae tanks and make hair algae extinct

I agree, that and orange mushrooms. I just removed two rocks full of them. Sadly they've planted themselves in other areas as well but at least its "manageable"

[aqua80]

I'd like to see this as well !
discosomas and rhodactis are a pain but I tough ricordeas were less overwhelming...

To remove these completly only way I know is with a chisel and a hammer !

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by christyf5

I agree, that and orange mushrooms. I just removed two rocks full of them. Sadly they've planted themselves in other areas as well but at least its "manageable"

And see.. I can not get your orange mushrooms to take off in my tank! If your tossing any save them for me next time your down??

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

And see.. I can not get your orange mushrooms to take off in my tank! If your tossing any save them for me next time your down??

you bet, I'm hoping to not have any left by then

[Rogue951]

I have some fuzzy mushrooms in a bad spot. I can't move the rock to get it out and cutting would be hard.
I covered it with a layer of kalk paste. It shrank it good, and I'm repeating till dead.
hasn't affected anything else in my tank.
Sure makes it cloudy for a bit but it goes away.
I dose kalk anyway so I just don't dose for the day.

Oh and shut off all my pumps and let the slurry just sit on it as long as possible.

can only do a few at a time or the tank chemistry will go WAY off. mine doesn't seem to mind a few shrooms at a time.

[Jaws]

Do they look like this but brown?

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...TU8cv339cpJo8g