Too many mushrooms

[vitosreef]

I seem to have created the perfect environment for mushroom anemones in my reef tank. At first, it was nice to see them reproduce, but it's getting to be too much. They're taking over, attaching to all my live rock and and empty snail shells, etc. I would like to get them under some control. I have 2 96W PC fluorescents (1 white, 1 actinic). I was thinking the bulbs were old, so I replaced them hoping the brighter light would keep them in the lower, darker areas. Maybe I need more circulation. Any other suggestions? Does anything eat these things? Thanks.

[jerryc]

Not much you can do about them except watch and take the lose ones out. I had the same problem with just VHO after i got MH not as bad.

[Reef_Angel]

Then there's our tank. We had some pretty mushrooms in our tank, and now the only one's left are tiny, and there's a few that just float around. I don't get it!

[Whoyah]

Vito, what kind of mushrooms are they? If their nice looking, I am sure you could probably trade them in a Local fish store for some credit or sell them on e-bay. I would even take some off your hands, once the weather warms up a bit. I am sure we could trade something.

[carpenterwrasse]

id be interested in some

[graphixx]

vito, I am a little confused??? you called these mushrom anenomes... are the actually mushrooms or are they an anenome like aptasia. if they are aptasia get them all out of the tank they grow like weeds and pack a good punch and will harm other corals in the tank. do you have a pic of them

[vitosreef]

They are a striped Actinodiscus of some kind. I would like to ship some off, since it's a shame to have to cull them out, even if it is for the good of the tank. I don't want to export my problem, though. I noticed that they will not attach high up on the rock, especially now that I've replaced the bulbs, so there must be something to the idea dim light was part of the problem. I've also added a power head to get more water movement, which is something I probably needed to do anyway. I'll have to monitor the situation and see what happens. I had to take down the tank and move it for a couple of days few months ago to re-carpet the room, so the tank may still be recovering ( didn't lose anything, amazingly enough).

I had a similar situation a few years ago, when I had Xenia growing on everything. They eventually disappeared, and I was never able to figure out why. Leather corals are doing great, and the brain coral (Blastomussa) has grown from a little frag to a nice specimen, so tank conditions can't be too bad.

Thanks for all the help.

[jerryc]

Then there's our tank. We had some pretty mushrooms in our tank, and now the only one's left are tiny, and there's a few that just float around. I don't get it!

Angel more likely than not its your lighting. a lot of the ones i used to have
or gone from the top 1/2 of my tank don't like the MH.
But if you shop around their or some that like it. I have 2 green ones up top
that like it Thea just keep getting bigger but don't seam to split ether