Shrooms ok to cut? - Page 2

JWarren · 03-10-2008, 01:30 AM

Yep, Thats how I do mine, except I put each 1/4 in individual plastic shot glasses.

Varga · 03-10-2008, 01:43 AM

could this be done with a giant hairy mushroom?

JWarren · 03-10-2008, 04:28 AM

Heres a few photos for ya.

Here is a mushroom that I cut off a rock. I didn't quarter it because I was giving it to a friend. I put some of the substrate in the cup and put the shroom in cut side down. I try to make sure there is room between the shroom and the vail. You don't want to press it down, just keep in the cup. If you press it down, the shroom will cut up through the vail. Not good.

Heres a shot looking down into the cup.

After about a week or so, the shroom is attached and ready to glue to a rock or shell.

Heres another shot. Tang is quite the investigator! He hasn't figured out that I own the tank, not him!

The mushrooms wound is a bit slimy when you cut them and they don't like to stick to CA if you try to glue them right away. So, you want to do the rubble thing and let them attach to something. then you can glue them to anything and they will stay put. Hope that helps you out!

BigAl07 · 03-10-2008, 08:06 AM

Great pics!

Thanks to everyone for your input and the links are sweet!!

amc78cj7 · 03-11-2008, 06:49 PM

I don't know how well the veil works with shrooms but can give you some recent bad experience of mine. Veil was used to attach a green fuji toadstool to a piece of rubble for me. The toadstool was doing great and had all it's polyps out all the time. After 10 days I tried to remove the veil but discovered the toadstool flesh had grown completely over the veil (imaging a cut on your arm scabbing over a bandage in a couple weeks time). I used microscopic suture scissors to try and remove the veil but eventually destroyed the toadstool inthe process. I would recommend avoiding that method if possible and using the shot glass idea.

Royalscott · 03-11-2008, 06:59 PM

I tried the veil method and the shrooms dissolved in 3-4 days.

JWarren · 03-11-2008, 11:11 PM

The vail, if left in contact, for a while will cut into the coral flesh or the coral will try to grow up through it. I only use it to keep things from drifting off in the currents.

03-10-2008, 01:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? Yep, Thats how I do mine, except I put each 1/4 in individual plastic shot glasses. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

03-10-2008, 01:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,133 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? could this be done with a giant hairy mushroom?

03-10-2008, 04:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? Heres a few photos for ya. Here is a mushroom that I cut off a rock. I didn't quarter it because I was giving it to a friend. I put some of the substrate in the cup and put the shroom in cut side down. I try to make sure there is room between the shroom and the vail. You don't want to press it down, just keep in the cup. If you press it down, the shroom will cut up through the vail. Not good. Heres a shot looking down into the cup. After about a week or so, the shroom is attached and ready to glue to a rock or shell. Heres another shot. Tang is quite the investigator! He hasn't figured out that I own the tank, not him! The mushrooms wound is a bit slimy when you cut them and they don't like to stick to CA if you try to glue them right away. So, you want to do the rubble thing and let them attach to something. then you can glue them to anything and they will stay put. Hope that helps you out! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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03-11-2008, 06:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
amc78cj7 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 148 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? I don't know how well the veil works with shrooms but can give you some recent bad experience of mine. Veil was used to attach a green fuji toadstool to a piece of rubble for me. The toadstool was doing great and had all it's polyps out all the time. After 10 days I tried to remove the veil but discovered the toadstool flesh had grown completely over the veil (imaging a cut on your arm scabbing over a bandage in a couple weeks time). I used microscopic suture scissors to try and remove the veil but eventually destroyed the toadstool inthe process. I would recommend avoiding that method if possible and using the shot glass idea.

03-11-2008, 06:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 772 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? I tried the veil method and the shrooms dissolved in 3-4 days. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

03-11-2008, 11:11 PM	#22 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrooms ok to cut? The vail, if left in contact, for a while will cut into the coral flesh or the coral will try to grow up through it. I only use it to keep things from drifting off in the currents. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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