Red Mushroom Coral before cycle?

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  1. nanonooners

    nanonooners Astrea Snail

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    The live rock I bought ended up coming with one Red Mushroom coral on one of the rocks. since I started my tank 5 days ago the coral has appeared to do very well and has opened up. Since my tank hasn't fully cycled yet will it survive the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate spike? Or should it be temporarily be removed?
     
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  2. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Mushrooms tend to be very hardy, it will most likely survive.
     
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  3. Crimson Ghost

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    +1 it will *probably* survive but you shouldn't count on it. I was speaking with Tangster on the telephone 7 years back or more, he told me and I will qoute "mushrooms are the cockroaches of the reef tank" .... he was right too.
     
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  4. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    +1 they are very hardy and go thru some rough tank param swings. don't take that as its ok to start stocing the tank with shrooms though, lol.
     
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