Mushrooms closed?

[diceman]

A quick history before my question. Tank been up for over 1 yr. LV with CC. Added 1 mushroom rock from LFS. LFS owner would not seel rock at first because my alk was 0. Bought Tech-A & B to raise alk and calcium. LFS tested water and alk was good. (couldn't tell you what #'s were but the water was blue on the darker side) LFS then sold me mushroom and for 2 weeks was big and fully open. Did water change 25% like normal and now mushrooms have closed to about 1/4 of there original size. Been 4 days now and still mushrooms not opening. Have been adding tech a&b, stronium, and iodine. Now for my question: Why will the mushrooms not open or if they will when? I don't have a test kit yet for alk but will be purchasing first chance I get. Thanks in advance for your ideas suggestions or thoughts.

 

[johnc]

My advice would be to check your salinity and confirm that you have not overdosed iodine or strontium. Also, what type of water did you use for the water change?

 

[diceman]

One cap of stronium and iodine once a week. Same tap water I used every time with Prime conditioner for the help of removal of chlorine, detoxifies ammonia, and nitrites. Any ideas? Salinity is 1.023

 

[kracker]

Forget all those chemicals your using and get oceans blend.You can get info on it at oceansblend.com.I use it and only it once a day and the results are awesome.Coralline growth is great and my mushrooms trippled in size in a week or two.

 

[diceman]

Thanks Kracker. I will look into it.

 

[starfishjackedme]

It may be your lighting, how many watts do you have over your tank and how many gallons? My shrooms open up big when the lights are on them.

 

[diceman]

May have found my problem. SG 1.020 ph 7.9 Both too low. Will slowly need to get them up and that I hope will do it. 40 gallon tank with a coralife 50/50 bulb 20 watts. Thanks everyone.