Moving mushroom

So I have a piece of LR with 6mushrooms on top that are doing well but there is one little mushroom that is on the bottom of this rock and has been just survivng for 5months and I was wondering how I go about removing it from the rock and placing on another rock in the light somewhere? Like what do i do to get it off the rock and to attach it to another one? Any tips most welcome

 

Ive recently done this with a few of my mushrooms. if you can take the mushroom rock out of the tank or flip it over in the tank. use a sharp razor blade and try to pry/scrap of the stalk where it meets the rock. you'll probly get the mushroom off intact. take that mushroom out of the water and put on a couple paper towels on a table.

take the new rock you want to mount mush too and pat dry as well. now get some super glue gel, make sure the mush is dry on the bottom side 1 more time.
put a dab of glue on the rock and on the mush (bottom dry side) place on rock.
dont touch for 1 minute. then put the rock under water (i fill up a bowl/tupperware on the side with saltwater from your tank).. let it sit there for a few minutes.. and put the rock back into tank. throw out the bowl/tupperware water..
I wouldnt put the mush/rock right in front of a strong current or powerhead yet.
wait a week or so to ensure the mush is really bonded to rock. The main thing is to make sure your mush and rock are "dry enough" for the glue to cure solid..
hope this helps..

have fun!

 

I've done what Night-Rida suggests and it works. Another way you could do it if you didn't mind spending a bit more time, would be to liberate the mushroom as above, then set it in a container of sand in your tank; bound by a rubber band or bridal veil, or onion bag material until the bottom "foot" becomes encrusted with the sand. In this fashion, it's easy to then glue it to whatever surface you desire.

Either way will work.

Good luck!

 

Thanks guys for the tips. I was wondering if the bridal veil trick would work straight onto a small rock fragment? And at the risk of sounding stupid could you please explain how to bind the mushroom down with the veil please?

 

No stupidity here, buddy!

Get a veil that's sufficiently large to enclose an entire rock. You can use a pretty small rock, since the idea is to just get the coral bound to something. Place the mushroom with its bottom to the rock (of course) and try to gently hold the frag as close to the rock as you can without excessively squeezing it. Bunch the extra veil on the bottom, set the stone in sand, and let gravity hold the rock in place, thus holding the veil to the rock. Think of it like wrapping an apple in tin foil. Where the foil "meets" itself, is where you'll immerse in the sand.

Otherwise, you could use a rubberband of suitable size over the veil too.

More than one way to skin a cat.

 

Thanks so much for the info and quick reply ReefSparky. Thanks for not making me feel silly haha. And roughly what time frame will it take the little mushy to attach itself to the small rock?

 

Anywhere from a couple of days to a week, maybe a tad longer in certain circumstances.

You're very welcome.

 

Awesome thanks again ReefSparky ;D