What are my mushrooms doing?

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  1. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    So the lights went completely out including the moonlights and I got everything back up and running and about 75% of my mushrooms doing this.

    They are expelling white stringy stuff.
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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Mushrooms sometimes expel their guts when stress. Make any changes recently?
     
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  3. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Upgraded to LED and added MP10, that was a few days ago. I did turn off the moonlights and they decided to expel I guess.
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    :):):)

    Yup, a water change or a swing in parameters can cause this.
     
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  5. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    I'm sure you know, but mushrooms like low flow. With adding the MP10, I'm sure you have increased your flow quite a bit. Are the shrooms still in a low flow area? It also looks like one of them may be splitting as well.
     
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  6. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Flow is a lot more in the tank with the MP10, im thinking about selling the mushrooms. They are attached to an open clam so it looks amazing. But my skimmer is working 10x better now with the MP10 installed.... What to do...
     

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    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Wow, that is pretty cool. :) Is there any way you can put them in a lower flow area, or create an area of less flow for them?
     
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  8. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    No, it's in a biocube, not a lot of room in there. And since it's attached to a clam I can't place it on rocks.
     
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  9. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Might be time to sell them if the flow is really that important to your set up.
     
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  10. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Agreed. What would a fair trade in be? 35 since its "rare"?
     
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