PeteRock Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have red mushrooms that I've been battling with for nine months or so now. Every water change I go at them and srape them off the rocks with a skewer while sucking up the chuncks and mucus. I do good at getting all the peices so that particular one doesn't come back. However the time it takes to get all the pieces doesn't allow me to get many during a 15-20 gallon WC. I don't seem to be making progress on thinning them out. Does anyone have any reccomendations on how to get them out? They are in three batches on rocks I'd rather not part with. 1) Can I syringe them with lemon juice or something else thats safe for my tank? 2) Hack and slash them all without spot suction and then do one big WC and get what I can? They were cool back in the day but now they are annoying and stinging my bali tricolor!?!! (flame)Are you kidding me? Last straw, its WAR(threaten) Thanks for any suggestion you may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewey McLovit Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I use vinegar to kill hydrophora, don't know if it would work on shrooms? I would hack/slash while sucking up water then use vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Even a sliver of flesh will regrow a new mushroom. I would use kalk paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Frag them out give them away and use putty to cover the area they were in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 how about cooking the rock? I know you don't want to get rid of it, so stick the rocks in a tub for a month. just stick a heater in there to keep the bugs alive, maybe a salt-mixing PH, but the bacteria in the rock don't need a whole lot of care. but a month in the dark, especially with a little neglect on top of that and I'm guessing the shrooms would melt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 shrooms more than likely won't melt from keeping them in the dark. They don't need much light to grow from my experience. And the red shrooms are the worst offenders of it..LOL. Good luck Pete. I think Miles has the best answer so far with the kalk paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenwheels Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 For ugly brown polyps I grab from the base with a hemostat, then spot-inject superglue on the area. Works pretty well. I fear getting Kalk paste too close to the "good stuff" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breefcase Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Wanna try my Majano/Aptaisia wand? majanowand.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 i thought you could peel the mushroom off and sell them. thats what i do. but mine are purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions everyone. There was no way these rocks were coming out, they've been in there for 5+ years at the very bottom of the tank and have other corals on them as well. I refined my hunting technique and it worked really well. I did a 15g WC (75g tank). Took a medium @1/2" dia hose in my left hand, got the siphon going and plugged it in the tank with my thumb. In my right hand I took a wooden kabob skewer and started shredding them up at the base. I could release my thumb when needed to suck up bits and mucus but it wasn't constantly running so I had a lot more time. I was able to get 1/2 of area one. 2.5 areas to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozee Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Wanna try my Majano/Aptaisia wand? majanowand.com Looks cool ~ I have a bunch of Aiptasias I need to get rid of... I will never use Joe's juice again, and am looking for something. PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Fire? (clap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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