mushroom polyps dying???

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:53 am

i have 8 mushroom polyps on my live rock. i am concerned about two of them. the two in question span about 1.5" in diameter. they have a white patch of something attached to them. has been there for 2-3 so far....what is it? is it bad? should i attempt to remove it from the polyp?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:30 am

Possibly a fungus? Try gently brushing it off with a soft toothbrush.

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:27 am

ugh!! all this special equipment i need...haha. i tried rubbing it with my finger and it kinda emmitted a "cream?" kinda nasty...

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:31 am

yeah, no dice on the tooth brush...kinda just oozed some stuff out...btw, the polyp is kinda shriveled near the edge of the disc near the "infestation"
i use daily drops of kent marine IODIDE supplement...i started with 1 or 2 polyps and now have 8 within 2 weeks!!!
could it be overdose?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:57 am

Iodine is VERY toxic. Should not be dosed daily! My guess is you are overdosing. Are you testing for this? Not a supplement you really need to dose at all, IMO. do a large WC.

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:05 pm

not sure if u just misspelled that accidentally, or misread, i used iodide....not iodine...i'll quit with that either way....,

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:06 pm

Either way...

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:16 pm

Well, i guess i figured it was good brcause it had a picture of mushrooms on it.
Now, i am just having live rock and mushroom polyps as for as 'corals' go. Is instant ocean's reef crystals worth using in your opinion? I can get 5gallon bucket of regular salt cheaper. Or with just mushrooms would half/half be adequate/useful? Thank you.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:20 pm

I'm not sure what you mean by "regular" salt. Is it a marine salt mix?

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:49 am

yes. instant ocean vs. instant ocean reef crystals. both marine salts.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:51 am

I don't think you need anything more special than plain Instant Ocean for keeping shrooms. Check into buying the boxes over the buckets, for a better deal.

joeposch · Post by **joeposch** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:07 am

Well, i have 3 options when it comes to lfs's, and i prefer to support local business, so i buy what i can from this little pet store in town rather than petco or petsmart. Plus, i got a really cool plastic plant tht is from the 70's still in it's package that she had there, and i was allowed to clean out all the snails from the tanks for free as long as i scoop them myself.

An update on the iodide 'pollution:' i did a 30% w/c and after a few days i addes more live rock and the puffer(s) quit pacing the glass and rubbing on stuff too!!!

no more trace element foolishness for me.

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