New Here And WOuld Need Advise !Pls

[NSR250sp]

Hi would like to know more about these beauty , or where i could read up more to understand what they need and what best for them ..

May i kindly ask are mushrooms labled into different types ? If yes how many are they and what the differents ?

Would T5 do well for well for them if i would place them on higher ground like 5inch away from lights .?


Do they need a large amount of dose of iodine ...?

Thank u all for reading this ..

Hope to hear advises here soon from all the pros out there .

CHeers:eek1:

[Mariner]

I'm no pro, but here are some links to a couple of articles I found helpful.
http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/2000/jan/newbie/default.asp
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/corallim.htm

You could do a google search for "mushroom corals" or "corallimorpharians" and find lots of stuff I think.

I'm trying to decide about dosing iodine myself. I think it might help, but I've also read that regular partial water changes are all that's needed.
HTH
Mariner

[Mariner]

Here's another link with some great info
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/invert.htm

BTW, don't know about your T5 lighting (I think that's a size of flourescent light, right? I believe mine are T12). Anyway, your total wattage per gallon is probably more significant, and it doesn't need to be much for shrooms -- 2 to 3 watts per gallon might do. Hope others with more experience will chime in on this.

Mariner

[NSR250sp]

Thanks Mariner
But i got a question erm no matter how much i cut them up from the rock surface that spot seem to keep growing back :(

can someone tell me a way to kill it !!

[Stormbringer22]

Kill It?....Hmmm, why would you want to kill it? My tanks got 260 watts over a 70 gallon, a little over 3 watts per gallon, I also add Reef Iodide to the system, with regular water changes & for dessert, I feed the tank-DT's Phytoplankton....This set up grows nice shrooms!

[Stormbringer22]

What a fun hobby!