some questions about mushroom

[angmoh]

my lighting 4 x t5 aquaz tube , 2 x blue , 2 x 20,000k

tank dim. 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5ft , about 50gal.

1) my orange yuma keep spitting out brown thingy .. and not looking well tho. what's the brown substance ? how to take care of it ? the placement is at the bottom of the tank, on the sandbed...

2) i bought a few pieces of green mushrooms, and when i bring it out , it's somehow bleached, not totally but partially.... what shall i do to let them regain the color ? the placement of the shroom also bottom of the tank.

thanks

[Maxstar81]

angmoh,

Is your T5 high output !?

If it is, i dun think lack of light is your prob.

The bleached mushies should recover after a while.

If U wanna fast forward the process, put it in a small

container and float it at the water surface. I did this when

I frag my mushies for faster healing. Not too long as too

much light will also cause it to bleach.

As for the yuma, I have no idea why it is spitting up

brown puke. My zoos also does that once in a while.

I'll be watching this thread to see if any 'old bird' can

give us an explaination or remedy.

Hope ur mushies heal soon !

[angmoh]

yes i believe aquaz is T5HO..

i just moved them to shaded area... hopefully this will help them to recover soon

[giantbicycle]

my lighting 4 x t5 aquaz tube , 2 x blue , 2 x 20,000k

tank dim. 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5ft , about 50gal.

2) i bought a few pieces of green mushrooms, and when i bring it out , it's somehow bleached, not totally but partially.... what shall i do to let them regain the color ? the placement of the shroom also bottom of the tank.

thanks

Lighting Shock? did u aclimatise it fully when u transfer it to the tank?

[veliferium]

1) my orange yuma keep spitting out brown thingy .. and not looking well tho. what's the brown substance ? how to take care of it ? the placement is at the bottom of the tank, on the sandbed...

those brown stringy stuff are zooxantelle...coral spit them out either..one.. they are stressed or its in an excess..

IMO,not a very good sign...

[Maxstar81]

veliferium,

Ok, can answer this Q for me?

1) My tank loses about 1.5L a day due to my blower.

Does this fluctuation in salinity causes stress to my zoos?

2) After the 1.5L water lost, the overflow becomes

stronger and i can start to see my zoos sway.

Does this higher flow rate causes stress to my zoos?

It can only be either of this 2 reason. I can't find

anything else that might cause sudden stress in

my zoos otherwise.

As always .... !!!

[veliferium]

emm,off topic liao...will PM u the topic...