akambience Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I bought a rock with a few mushrooms (Actinodiscus sp.) on it a few months ago and they never seemed to settle. All other softies, LPS, SPS, and other inhabitants are doing well as are my other mushrooms. just not these. (scratch) I've tried moving them to different parts of the tank, top bottom, nothing seems to make them happy. They seemed pretty happy and very open at the LFS, What could be wrong? Advice? Ammonia – 0ppm (maybe .25) Nitrites - 0ppm Nitrates - 0ppm Phosphates - 0ppm Alkalinity - 7dKH CA is a bit high as of late, but normally 450-ish PH - 8.2 Salinity – .025 Temp – 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 What lighting do you have? What kind of flow are they in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akambience Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Medium to low flow, and they are on the bottom half of the tank under of two T-5HOs, one actinic T-8NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 They dont look like there dieing. Ive had mushrooms stay that way for a couple weeks then poof there fully open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast5oranger Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I had a mushroom look this way (and worse) for like a year, and all I did was leave i alone. Now it has split into three and they are huge! who knows... On a side note your alk seems a bit on the low side and the tank seems a little on the warm side. I've always experienced much better results with a dkh of about 9.5 -10. If you decide to raise it remember to only raise it about a half a point at most within a given 12 hour period. It is difficult if not impossible for coral to absorb calcium with a dkh as low as 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharoleb Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I also vote to just leave them be, don't move them any more. That kind should be pretty hardy, give them time to settle and they will multiply very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanktop74 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 nope they are not dieing... maybe pooping. I have tried everything to kill these things... hardest things to kill!!!! Just leave them, they will be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akambience Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Well this is all good to hear. My tank has always had low alk. No idea why. Thank you all for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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