Purple Mushrooms

[Ingwe]

I this tank

http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/?tank=12

hoping to model mine after this, I've got no experience in coral prices. Ask here before i head to buy so won't get chopped

[gerrard_boon]

high end??? they are considered to be the toughest of corals.......keep yr water parameter decent and they grow like wildfire.....low/medium flow is the key to them.......anyway fantasic tank.....seldom see non-sps theme tank win .....

[Ingwe]

sorry.. i meant high end as in a more expensive variety of mushroom.

[demonsori]

sorry.. i meant high end as in a more expensive variety of mushroom.

nope...think the highest price i saw it selling for was $8 for 5 polyps on a rock...

very easy coral...

[gerrard_boon]

those purple ones are veri decently priced....red ones are slightly higher priced(abt 2 to 3 red notes per rock....i guess) i'm not sure abt those with more unique patterns ....maybe the rest of the guys can fill u up on their prices...

[Ingwe]

I'm tempted to move on from a fowler tank now my tank is stable. Some bros here might know that feeling

Don't have practical experience yet so taking my time to do research, want to start off with hardy and lower end corals. Maybe I'll start a tank thread.

thanks very much for the advice!

[finind]

got questions about the mushroom so dig out this old thread

seems like the understanding of the requirement is low/medium light and low flow

but mine did not open up big big leh

is long hours of lighting required, say > 6hrs, before they starts to open bigger?

2 detached from the rock... dunoe is it not happy snail sliding besides them on the sand bed

[dnsfpl]

those are common purple

some has strips or spots, but more expensive

[iskay]

got questions about the mushroom so dig out this old thread

seems like the understanding of the requirement is low/medium light and low flow

but mine did not open up big big leh

is long hours of lighting required, say > 6hrs, before they starts to open bigger?

2 detached from the rock... dunoe is it not happy snail sliding besides them on the sand bed

Not open means they are not happy with your water parameters or too much light. Floating away means they don't like the position you put them in. Both are not good sign. better check your water parameters.

[finind]

just wana keep these mushroom nice and vibrant

all parameters looks ok accept PH a bit low

anyway the 2 pieces that floated out already reattached

[finind]

at last open big big daily

floating away is more like dont like the flow ba ...more or less settle down

light and water parameter are ok

anyway easy to reattach

[src7014]

at last open big big daily

floating away is more like dont like the flow ba ...more or less settle down

light and water parameter are ok

anyway easy to reattach

Hi, how do you reattach ?

[straydum]

Hi, how do you reattach ?

if you can catch the floating polyp, just place it in a container with some rubble in an area with very low flow and it should attach itself to the rock quite easily and naturally. some people use rubber bands to hold polyps onto the rocks they want them to stick on. basically as long as the polyp can rest for a long enough time on a rock without being blown off by the flow, it would most usually attach itself

[christan1959]

at last open big big daily

floating away is more like dont like the flow ba ...more or less settle down

light and water parameter are ok

anyway easy to reattach

Hi Tang, how did you manage to get them to open after all this while? Just started a nano tank after a 15-year absence from the reef hobby. Bought some purple mushroom and they are not opening. Red (rusty) ones are opening more. Do you think it's because they take a long, long time to settle down in new environment?