Removing and Re-Attaching Mushrooms?

[ReefLion]

I ordered a nice rock with a large number (20+) of blue mushrooms on it. The only problem is that the rock itself just doesn't fit nicely anywhere in my tank. It's only a 40 gal., and I'm trying to arrange things carefully, and although I thought it could go in a particular spot, it just doesn't fit.

So I'm thinking about removing the shrooms and reattaching them to an existing rock or rocks in the tank. Can I just tear these things off, or lop off the disc and use that?

Any advice on holding in place for reattachment would also be appreciated. I assume some sort of netting would be best.

Thanks.

Tim

 

[beerbaron]

1st make sure you give them time to adapt to your water param. and lighting. then if you go to garf.com , they have many techniques for coral attatchment. hope this helps. just dont rush it.

BB

 

[Rich-n-poor]

easiest way to remove them is with a razor blade just lop off the top part of the shroom with the mouth intact.

place them in a container with some rock ruble and cover the top with wedding veil and wait about 2 weeks. they will attach to the ruble and you can glue the ruble pieces anywhere.
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[peregrine]

Don't get glue on the Mushrooms. They will let go. Just put the glue on the rock. I've moved Mushrooms around and made Mushroom rocks and it works great.

 

[Anonymous]

You can also use bridal veil and rubberbands/cableties to hold down shrooms anywhere you want in the tank. I am currently using the mesh that comes on a bag of onions.


Brett

 

[jcm1229]

I want to do this with some ricordea I have. Putting the polyps into a container with some rock for a couple of weeks - any concern over lack of current in it??

 

[Reefguide]

What I have heard works really well (havent tried) is getting a pvc end-cap, filling it with rubble and using a vail type material to hold it snug against the rubble... I persoanlly have use crazy glue gel and dabbed it on a piece of rock and then dropping the shroom on it and then used the vail.

 

[Rich-n-poor]

i use exactly the same procedure as reefguide with great sucess
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