First Mushroom!

Well I got my first coral today. A blue mushroom for a few things I traded. It isnt attached to a rock yet but I have it in a container with a rock with very low flow. My question is how long does it take for it to attach? Here is a pic for those of you who are picture junkies like me! Let me know what you think please.

 

Oh, how cute! It's lovely! I had a small red one that was barely attached to a shell...but alas, it disappeared in my tank. I've looked for it for over a week and I can't find it. Just keep a close eye on it that it doesn't get carried away with the current.

 

I have it in the lowest current area in the tank so I hope all goes well. I will probably turn off the powerhead that points in that direction while I am not around that way that one doesnt move it while I am at work.

 

Nice one. Why not put some bridal veil over the container instead of turning the flow off. That can cause some problems for you with algae.

 

awesome man!!! Cant wait to see it grow!

 

Yeah I will pick some up tomorrow after work. I will have to get some rubberbands too. Any clue on how long it will take? After I see how this one does I am gonna try to frag one of them when I get another. Any tips would be really helpful.

 

I like it. I bet he'll show some glimmer in different light. Good luck.

 

I would place it on the rock you want and use bridal veil netting and rubber bands to keep it in place. It should attach in a few days.

The container will work too but it may slip off your rock of choice. I place Xenia frags in a container all the time to let them find a rock to stick to. If they're in a container you don't need to worry about turning off your power heads. Just stick the container in a low flow corner and you'll be fine. You can put netting over it if you like but you probabbly don't need to. I would not turn the flow off in your tank.

 

I remember my first mushroom. I started seeing all kinds of colors, and like a rainbow was shooting across the sky and sh... Oh, sorry.
Cool shroom man! Good luck with it!

 

Under the actinics lights it is kind of greenish which is pretty cool. I cant wait for it to fully open up. It was about 4 inches or 5 inches in diameter at the lfs