Mushroom problem. Help !

Astle2010 · 04/08/2014, 01:21 PM

Hi I have recently set up a new tank . My mushroom has been happy for a couple of week but all of a sudden they have shrivelled up gone brown and had white worms coming out of them . Before they were bright green . Can you help please. Lighting used is LEDs

Gwiizzy · 04/10/2014, 01:37 PM

You need to take a better picture, its incredibly difficult to see.

Tzwizzle · 04/12/2014, 08:52 AM

Sounds like you roasted them with your leds.

DallasNYC · 04/12/2014, 11:49 AM

The white worms your are referring to may be the mushrooms intestines, mesenterial filaments? They project them out thru their mouth when they are not happy with their present condition.
I find they do it most often due to water parameters mostly, but lighting, another coral agitating them, are too strong of flow can cause it too.

Bakes2 · 04/28/2014, 01:52 AM

Yeah what size LEDs are you running? also are they at 100%?

04/10/2014, 01:37 PM	#2
Gwiizzy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 138	You need to take a better picture, its incredibly difficult to see.

04/12/2014, 08:52 AM	#3
Tzwizzle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 283	Sounds like you roasted them with your leds.

04/12/2014, 11:49 AM	#4
DallasNYC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 135	The white worms your are referring to may be the mushrooms intestines, mesenterial filaments? They project them out thru their mouth when they are not happy with their present condition. I find they do it most often due to water parameters mostly, but lighting, another coral agitating them, are too strong of flow can cause it too.

04/28/2014, 01:52 AM	#5
Bakes2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: York, Pa Posts: 65	Yeah what size LEDs are you running? also are they at 100%?