Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's

cheebman · 06-05-2008, 01:56 PM

i have a small frilly mushroom glued to a rock that my green star polyps started to spread to. there almost touching.. i want the star polpys more then the mush... or will they just grow around it?

lcstorc · 06-05-2008, 01:58 PM

Good question. I wonder if this is what happend to my green star polyps. I didn't notice any mushrooms but I have a lot.
Tagging along to see what others say.

BigAl07 · 06-05-2008, 02:00 PM

I've seen GSP's "persuade" a mushroom to detach and I've seen a hairy mushroom holds it's ground. So it's an IFFY

BoomerD · 06-05-2008, 02:06 PM

It could go either way. Myself, I'd rather have the shrooms than the GSP's. MUCH less invasive. GSP's are notorious for taking over rockwork.

That GSP-covered rock in the center started from 2 1"X1" frags...(yes, different species)

here's the same rock under actinics:

In the first pic, you'll notice GSP frags all over the sand bed...those are bits I pulled off the rockwork to TRY (in vain unfortunately) to stop the spread over the rocks.

cheebman · 06-05-2008, 02:14 PM

to me thats awsome looking.. i have a ton of these frilly mushrooms.. so i think im gonna unglue it

my star polyps spread about 1 1/2 in in all directions in about 3 weeks to 4

thanks

rmlevasseur · 06-07-2008, 11:42 PM

i'm a gsp hater.

kathywithbirds · 06-08-2008, 12:06 AM

The frilly shrooms seem to pack more punch in my tanks. Shrooms migrate, the GSP slowly spreads but stuff doesn't migrate near the frillies.

06-05-2008, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
cheebman Fire Coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's i have a small frilly mushroom glued to a rock that my green star polyps started to spread to. there almost touching.. i want the star polpys more then the mush... or will they just grow around it? __________________ *28gal BowFront Reef Tank* 250watt MetalHalide w/ 2 65watt Atinic blue PC's w/ 8 LED's 75gal capacity wet/dry w/prefilter/overflow box magdrive 700 Hydor Koralia 1 coralife super skimmer (protien skimmer) 23 pounds of live rock 15 pounds live sand --- 2 clown fish --- 1) purple/orange ridicola mush, 3) frilly-lavender w/ green tips mush's, Burgandy w/ green mouth Zoo's, Purple/pink Zoo's, 2) medium silver branching xenia, 1) small pom pom xenia, green star polyps, Pink devils hand Leather, 1) Small green brain, 2) Green stipped mushrooms, 2) Huge Umbrella Mushrooms, 2 tipped torch coral 2in each, 3 Tipped Green/purple Frog Spawn-Huge, 1 feather duster, 4 Purple Bumpy Mushrooms

06-05-2008, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,879 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's Good question. I wonder if this is what happend to my green star polyps. I didn't notice any mushrooms but I have a lot. Tagging along to see what others say. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,441 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's I've seen GSP's "persuade" a mushroom to detach and I've seen a hairy mushroom holds it's ground. So it's an IFFY __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

06-05-2008, 02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's It could go either way. Myself, I'd rather have the shrooms than the GSP's. MUCH less invasive. GSP's are notorious for taking over rockwork. That GSP-covered rock in the center started from 2 1"X1" frags...(yes, different species) here's the same rock under actinics: In the first pic, you'll notice GSP frags all over the sand bed...those are bits I pulled off the rockwork to TRY (in vain unfortunately) to stop the spread over the rocks. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

06-05-2008, 02:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
cheebman Fire Coral Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's to me thats awsome looking.. i have a ton of these frilly mushrooms.. so i think im gonna unglue it my star polyps spread about 1 1/2 in in all directions in about 3 weeks to 4 thanks __________________ *28gal BowFront Reef Tank* 250watt MetalHalide w/ 2 65watt Atinic blue PC's w/ 8 LED's 75gal capacity wet/dry w/prefilter/overflow box magdrive 700 Hydor Koralia 1 coralife super skimmer (protien skimmer) 23 pounds of live rock 15 pounds live sand --- 2 clown fish --- 1) purple/orange ridicola mush, 3) frilly-lavender w/ green tips mush's, Burgandy w/ green mouth Zoo's, Purple/pink Zoo's, 2) medium silver branching xenia, 1) small pom pom xenia, green star polyps, Pink devils hand Leather, 1) Small green brain, 2) Green stipped mushrooms, 2) Huge Umbrella Mushrooms, 2 tipped torch coral 2in each, 3 Tipped Green/purple Frog Spawn-Huge, 1 feather duster, 4 Purple Bumpy Mushrooms

06-07-2008, 11:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's i'm a gsp hater. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

06-08-2008, 12:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,739 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Will mushrooms sting or kill my green star polyp's The frilly shrooms seem to pack more punch in my tanks. Shrooms migrate, the GSP slowly spreads but stuff doesn't migrate near the frillies. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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