Mushroom problems.

[jon150g]

What's wrong with my mushroom?

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[bcavalli]

Can you please post your water parameters?

 

[seand]

Looks unhappy did you try to move it, if you tear the foot they do this too

 

[bhodges82]

Looks like it got hit by something, very mad. I agree, what's the parameters, including temp?


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[jon150g]

I got it Sunday. Its been like this since then. Everything is good except calcium is a bit low, 380-400

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[jon150g]

Nitrate -0 calcium -400 phosphate -0 kh -179

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[brandonmason]

Have you recently dosed alk? When alk is broadcasted in the tank and doesnt mix fast... it can cause the mushroom to "puke"

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[jon150g]

No i have only added calcium. But it seems to be doing somewhat better. I guess we will see in a few days if it comes around or not.

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[jennm]

Soft corals don't care much about calcium since they have no skeleton.

It's likely that the water it came from had seriously different parameters than what you put it into, and it is upset.

Make sure all of your parameters are good - especially pH and specific gravity. Mushrooms are resilient, it will likely bounce back if everything is in spec.

Jenn

 

[jon150g]

Salinity is 1.021.5
Thanks for all the help every one.

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[jennm]

1.021? That's low. 1.023-1.025 is preferred for corals.

Jenn

 

[jon150g]

I have been bringing it up very slow over the last few weeks. Just ran out of salt last week and haven't got any more. It started just under 1.020

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[bhodges82]

Jon150g;1117392 wrote: I got it Sunday. Its been like this since then. Everything is good except calcium is a bit low, 380-400

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Everything?


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[jon150g]

Ok ok. Somewhat acceptable may be a better way to put it

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[bhodges82]

We all overlook things, that's why we type it out in the forum. I usually miss what is right in front of me 🤦*♂️


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[jon150g]

I just started writing everything down. Hopefully it will help get everything straight

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[jennm]

You can bring it up more quickly than that. Go too slowly and your stuff will suffer longer than necessary.

Top off with saltwater, instead of fresh and that will bring it up safely. Do monitor so you don't go too high.

Jenn

 

[jon150g]

Its finally trying to come along.

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[camellia]

Looks good

 

[telsonman]

I had two that shot their guts out like that. They had just split, and I put both into a new frag tank I had set up. Both looked like that for about a week. Now they're good. It was just a new tank/water issue.