what are these white spots on my shrooms?

[zoie2]

I didn't touch my tank for a whole year (except maintence of course) and now I'm trying to change things a little and I think I should have left it alone.

I was trying to move my toadstool to the back of my tank (it got way too big), so I had to move my red mushrooms to the front and also some green ones. My whole tank hated the idea and after a couple days I switched them back.
Now I see these white spots appearing on my red shrooms and it's not sand. They had really bright blue spots and still have a little.
Anyone know what they are and how bad it is? Here's a pic.

If this pic isn't clear enough I can probably get another.

 

[zoie2]

no one knows? Is there a better place to post this? If it is something I need to treat I want to do it soon.
Thanks

 

[oceansidefish]

Looks maybe like they are bleaching around the blue a little??? Did you put them up higher in the tank??? I would not be to worried. Shrooms are the rabbits of the ocean

 

[m0nk]

Might be chemical warfare related. Every once in a while my mushrooms get clearish-white streaks that look sorta like your spots there. It goes away after a few days, but it's caused by some of the other coral in my tank giving off chemical signals.

 

[zoie2]

o.k. I was afraid it was some kind of mold or something from stress. I didn't put them any higher, just moved them forward.
Thanks, I was getting nervous. I will keep an eye on them.

 

[oceansidefish]

It would definately not be mold. too much light in a tank for mold. And I have not yet found a mold to exist in saltwater