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What size tank are we talking about? A small tank will definately do this if you stirred up a lot of the mulm in the sand under the rocks.

James, welcome to the boards. Good picture of the mushrooms, and zoos... You can't really contain zoo's, or mushrooms. Unless you have them on seperate rocks with space between them, no touching rocks for them to travel on. But, don't worry they will coexist just fine. As far as feeding...

I have mine under a very large figi yellow leather, so it is shaded. But, I will say that when it doesn't open for a time I have to pick it up and dislodge any particles that have landed on it. I do this by shaking off the coral in water that I have siphoned out of the tank during a water...

Originally Posted by Eric B 125 oh, btw, i have a hippo and yellow together and they get along fine. if anything, the hippo is the one that steps on toes when new fish get introduced. I absolutely agree with that. My hippo is definately the one that bosses the other fish around. I have a...

Originally Posted by jhebi Yes, just buy the one that doesn't have any additives, the only ingredient is seaweed. They love it. I have been feeding my tangs this stuff for years, it is awesome. For the amount you get it is ridiculously cheap. This package was under $6.00. It will last me...

Is six hours the length of time it was on previously with the old bulbs? If so, I would cut back to 4, and then over the next 2-3 wks increase it by 1/2 hour every 3 days until you reach the 6 hour mark. Do your lights have actinics? You can run these much longer to make up the difference in time.

I have the aqualight pro.....3 150w hqi, 4 90w actinics, with 4 moonlights. Absolutely love this light. Came with 10k hqi's, ran this for a year then changed the hqi's out for the 20k bulbs and absolutely love it. Have had no problem with it. New it was $780. Of course this was about 15 months...

I have seen blue....awesome. But, unfortunately I have mostly burgundy, pink, purple, some green, and one patch of orange. I have found that the burgundy, or red corraline is much more aggressive, and faster growing, and will overtake rocks very quickly. I have MH lighting now, but when I had...

You say that you just replaced your MH lightbulb, this is probably the reason. If your bulb previously was old, then changed to a new one the output is much stronger. Cut back on the lighting, then gradually increase it, this should take care of the problem.

I'm not really familiar with this product, does it say you can use it as a antiseptic, or for a dip? It is iodide, so should be ok, but I wouldn't use it without more info on it.....for a dip, or bandage persay. Too much iodine on a soft coral can also be harmful, this is why they say to only...

You can also rub straight iodine onto the affected areas, wait a few minutes...1 or 2, then put back into the tank. (Assuming the tank is larger in size). Or rinse in saltwater then put back into the tank. It will be an antiseptic at this point. But really a reef dip is really the way to go. I...

Not sure without really looking at it closely, but my yellow figi leather had something similar going on with its trunk a few years back and I iodine dipped it twice and the blemishes healed up. My leathers spots were really slimey, and seemed deeper. It is now fully recovered. I used Seachems...

Originally Posted by nissan577 dendrophyllia Absolutely correct!! and this is a very sought after coral, take good care of it and it will grow......then you can frag it. Great find. Feed it mysis, brine, small meaty foods. Low lighting, and excellent reef perameters. Good luck with it. Nice...

Some times i wish they could talk DD I hear you!!! May your next one live a longer life.....cheers!

Devil Dog, I know that you keep excellent care of your fish and corals, so I am so sorry for this loss. But, I have to ask..... I loss a yellow tang after 5 years also to an unknown ailment, and the only thing that I could think of is that it was possibly constipated. You said that your tangs...

Could it be your lights? They need very high lighting to really be happy. Glad to see that you are moving it, but what type of lighting do you have?

Agree with the above poster, but really start looking into the craigslist near you. I have bought unbelievable beautiful live rock for like 2-3 dollars a pound. Welcome to the "where did all my money go?", and "you paid how much money for that rock" hobby. The start up is expensive, but after...

It is definately not dead. I would try to move it someplace else and see what it does. They are funny creatures. I see it has some sand on it. Do you have a sand sifting goby? The sand will definately irritate it. Try moving it, and see what happens. I actually have mine up on a smooth flat rock...

What kind of clean up crew do you have? I really would work on all that hair algae, it will eventually overtake the mushrooms, and you won't have to worry about fragging them. A few good turbo's will clean it up good for you. Then work on what is causing this. I would think that your phosphates...

Originally Posted by CDubbs So then do u just let them float around till they find a spot? They are really small right now so i am afraid they will go in the overflow or in powerheads. These are way more expensive than your typical mushroom, do not let them just roam around, they may not even...