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Subject Author Date furry mush lost? RJAG 04-13-2005  Re: furry mush lost? Mark Elliott 04-14-2005  Re: furry mush lost? RJAG 04-14-2005  Re: furry mush lost? Mark Elliott 04-15-2005  Re: furry mush lost? RJAG 04-16-2005
Posted by RJAG on April 13, 2005, 4:55 pm Please log in for more thread options I purchased a colony of furry mushrooms about a year ago and they done fantastic but then one lost its way and slowly crept its way into a crevice in the rocks. it had been the largest with a diameter of 6 - 8 inches but now all I have is a furry stripe of about 3 inches by 1/2 an inch. should I try to transplant it or leave it to sort itself out. the whole colony seems to have dropped off since this one went walkabout. Robin P.S. which foods do your corals prefer. had some green stuff from STM but I stopped getting it and now seem to be paying the price. Posted by Mark Elliott on April 14, 2005, 2:47 pm Please log in for more thread options Leave it. It will eventually get bigger and grow out I'm sure. I feed the corals when I can be bothered - I use STMs phyto culture, the Kent phyto stuff, occasional live phyto from the local shop or nothing at all - I'm not sure it makes very much difference in the short term - so one month they get nothing the next it's a feast. The main thing is getting the light, flow and water right (I think maintaining Magnesium, Iodine and Strontium makes the difference to coral colour). Mark >I purchased a colony of furry mushrooms about a year ago and they done >fantastic but then one lost its way and slowly crept its way into a crevice >in the rocks. it had been the largest with a diameter of 6 - 8 inches but >now all I have is a furry stripe of about 3 inches by 1/2 an inch. > should I try to transplant it or leave it to sort itself out. the whole > colony seems to have dropped off since this one went walkabout. > > Robin > > P.S. which foods do your corals prefer. had some green stuff from STM but > I stopped getting it and now seem to be paying the price. > > > Posted by RJAG on April 14, 2005, 6:37 pm Please log in for more thread options how much do you feed them and at which part of the day or night. magnesium is one I haven't added before. Strontium, calcium and iodine I have used but this is new to me. R Posted by Mark Elliott on April 15, 2005, 6:28 pm Please log in for more thread options I feed the corals about the time the lights go off, sometimes a little later, say an hour after lights out - there seem to be more polyps extending at that time. Magnesium is very important, if you have low magnesium is affects the ability of hard corals to take up calcium and as the normal level is about 1350 ppm there's a lot of it in sea water. When I first tested for Magnesium my level was about 300 ppm (the Salifert kit is easy). A lot of water changes and additive later it runs 1200 to 1400 ppm and everything looks a lot better. Mark > how much do you feed them and at which part of the day or night. > magnesium is one I haven't added before. Strontium, calcium and iodine I > have used but this is new to me. > > R > Posted by RJAG on April 16, 2005, 6:36 pm Please log in for more thread options I have just checked the large mushroom and it seems to have split into three parts but only one has a mouth. I'll just keep an eye on this to see if it'll settle down. R