green mushroom help

motocrosstcw · 12-13-2008, 11:22 AM

well i had bought a green mushroom from the local fish store me and the guy talked about it for about two hours while the wife sat int he car before i bought it well i put him in my tank and it seems to be closing up i put it in a low flow area in my tank should i take my powerhead out beings its a 29gal tank? or do i need teh xtra flow? i have a valentenie puffer i picked up last night also just loves the tank eats alot of algea and my cinn. clown goby swims around alot but just need some opinions on if i should just reduce the flow to filter flow?????? thnx for any input its welll appriciated..

thnx thomas

Jeremy0322 · 12-13-2008, 11:24 AM

When did you guy it. What type of lighting. What are tank parameters, this could be any number of things...haha

motocrosstcw · 12-13-2008, 11:28 AM

the tank is a standard 29gal tank dont know the perimiters right off hand, i bought it last night it was opened up and everything my tank is sitting at 76f, sg 1.023 nitrate-nitrite-amonia=0 50/50 light fixture t5 lighting, aquaclear filter standard powerhead you buy from walmart about 40-50lbs of live rock two fish i dunno what its deal is color is still great green with little black dots like when i bought it i would post pics but dial up is so slow and over rated these days lol i miss my fast enet......

motocrosstcw · 12-13-2008, 11:44 AM

i removed my power head to make sure just to try it out

yungreefer2410 · 12-13-2008, 12:53 PM

its probably just adjusting. what kinda of powerhead is it? i have a koralia2 in mine

yungreefer2410 · 12-13-2008, 12:54 PM

also i started out with one green spot mushroom and now i have like 6. it took a couple of days for it to adjust though

motocrosstcw · 12-13-2008, 04:25 PM

its just a cheapo from walmart i have had for while works like a charm thoe but yah i think its adjusting its bloomed out right now if i had a faster connection i would take pics but i found this cool worm looking deal it was red there was two of them stuck to my rock and they were sprouting white strands with red tips it was cool looking i was gonna take a pic but the puffer got to it before me he ate both of them...... but the shroom is doing good

12-13-2008, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
motocrosstcw Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: allegan michigan Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	green mushroom help well i had bought a green mushroom from the local fish store me and the guy talked about it for about two hours while the wife sat int he car before i bought it well i put him in my tank and it seems to be closing up i put it in a low flow area in my tank should i take my powerhead out beings its a 29gal tank? or do i need teh xtra flow? i have a valentenie puffer i picked up last night also just loves the tank eats alot of algea and my cinn. clown goby swims around alot but just need some opinions on if i should just reduce the flow to filter flow?????? thnx for any input its welll appriciated.. thnx thomas

12-13-2008, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,743 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green mushroom help When did you guy it. What type of lighting. What are tank parameters, this could be any number of things...haha __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

12-13-2008, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
motocrosstcw Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: allegan michigan Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green mushroom help the tank is a standard 29gal tank dont know the perimiters right off hand, i bought it last night it was opened up and everything my tank is sitting at 76f, sg 1.023 nitrate-nitrite-amonia=0 50/50 light fixture t5 lighting, aquaclear filter standard powerhead you buy from walmart about 40-50lbs of live rock two fish i dunno what its deal is color is still great green with little black dots like when i bought it i would post pics but dial up is so slow and over rated these days lol i miss my fast enet......

12-13-2008, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
motocrosstcw Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: allegan michigan Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green mushroom help i removed my power head to make sure just to try it out

12-13-2008, 04:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
motocrosstcw Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: allegan michigan Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green mushroom help its just a cheapo from walmart i have had for while works like a charm thoe but yah i think its adjusting its bloomed out right now if i had a faster connection i would take pics but i found this cool worm looking deal it was red there was two of them stuck to my rock and they were sprouting white strands with red tips it was cool looking i was gonna take a pic but the puffer got to it before me he ate both of them...... but the shroom is doing good

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