Mushrooms dieing

[rich4]

Hi i was wondering if any one could tell me why some of my mushrooms are turning to mush and dieing,i have red ,blue,purple and green mushrooms all over the tank it seems to affect odd ones any colour any where in the tank. the tank has been set up for 5 years and the other corals ie leather ,finger coral,pulse coral star polys etc are fine.thanks.

[Macca]

have you dont anything different? changed phos remover, lights etc?

Have you checked all your water parameters?

Are the shrooms, melting, coming off the rock, shrivelling up?

Have you done a water change lately or is one due?

[ROB]

Have you introduced any new corals rock? maybe a parasite,

Rob.

[rich4]

Hi i havent done any thing different in the last 2 3 years,i change 20% water every fornight. the mushrooms are fine one day then mush the next.they are happy apart from the odd ones dieing. i have been adding more rowa phos the last 2 months due to hair algae. that is when they starting dieing. rowa phos wouldnt kill them would it.the mush rooms dont have algae on them its the star polys.

[Macca]

Hi i havent done any thing different in the last 2 3 years,i change 20% water every fornight. the mushrooms are fine one day then mush the next.they are happy apart from the odd ones dieing. i have been adding more rowa phos the last 2 months due to hair algae. that is when they starting dieing. rowa phos wouldnt kill them would it.the mush rooms dont have algae on them its the star polys.

I belive (my opinion) that shrooms dont like a sudden change in phosphates even if it the lowering of them.

In my experience my shrooms have always done well when there was a hint of phosphates in the water.

This is my opinion and it may go against what we are taught but its my experience.

[oakwell]

have you checked your salinity? do u use a refractometer?

all water paremeters ok?

[rich4]

Hi yes i use a refractometer salinity is 1.024, i think it could be the extra rowa phos ive been putting in recenlty.

[oakwell]

could be mate keep us updated

[fishface]

Hi i was wondering if any one could tell me why some of my mushrooms are turning to mush and dieing,i have red ,blue,purple and green mushrooms all over the tank it seems to affect odd ones any colour any where in the tank. the tank has been set up for 5 years and the other corals ie leather ,finger coral,pulse coral star polys etc are fine.thanks.

how is your nitrates because all softies like a small amount es, mushies alan

[aberdeen aquarist]

Sounds like the phosphate to me as well Rich, as its the only change you have made.