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fluffy mushroom corals

post #1 of 11
8/29/11 at 3:48am
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got some fluffy mushroom corals 3 weeks ago and they were really big and opened up when i got them but in my tank they are still really small as if it had been disturbed but its been left in complete peace if anyone can inform me on them and help me look after them better im sure the fluffy mushrooms and i will be overjoyed

 

thanks in advance

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post #2 of 11
8/29/11 at 7:20am
Did you acclimate them and if so how?
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post #3 of 11
8/29/11 at 8:23am
Could be the change in light from the old tank to the new. If where you place the coral in your tank has more light, then the coral does not need to puff-up as much. So if it is right under the MH try moving it away some and it should open up more.
If the coral is getting blasted by to much water flow it will try and shrink down. So a move to less flow may allow it to open up more.
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post #4 of 11
8/29/11 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by A&A2 View Post

Did you acclimate them and if so how?


the lfs said they didb't need acclimatising

 

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post #5 of 11
8/29/11 at 12:45pm
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the lfs said they didb't need acclimatising

 

I don't want you to trust that LFS EVER AGAIN! What horrible advice.. that's where all your troubles are coming from!
 

 

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post #6 of 11
8/29/11 at 1:07pm



 

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the lfs said they didb't need acclimatising

 



 

Most corals only need to be temperature acclimated....I fully acclimate mine regardless

 

BUT...the important thing here is what GEO asked about the lighting.....corals also have to be acclimated to different lighting

 

what lighting WERE they under, and what lighting are they NOW under?

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post #7 of 11
8/30/11 at 2:00am
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were under MH now under MH

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post #8 of 11
8/30/11 at 4:16am
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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper View Post

were under MH now under MH



yes but what about the wattage and even the kelvin temp. of the MH

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post #9 of 11
8/30/11 at 5:11am
I drip acclimate anything that goes in my tank. Also when I by a coral I note what kind of lighting and water flow it is under at the lfs.
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post #10 of 11
8/31/11 at 1:15am
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i have no idea what his wattage is as for mine ill check that once lights out

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post #11 of 11
9/1/11 at 8:32am
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bump

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