Mushroom dying

[Saaqib_Ansari]

So I had what seemed like flatworms in my mushroom coral I was told doing a short fresh water dip would help kill some off so I did. Lots of “brown things” did fall off in about 30 seconds. I put the mushroom back into my tank and I see that it started evaporating? The fluorescent green started coming off like smoke to fire now it’s all shrivelled you ? Have I killed it? what the heck is happening

 

[Saaqib_Ansari]

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[Tamberav]

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Sounds like it lost some zooxanthellae. I use coral rx and not fw so no experience there.

 

[ForTheLoveOfCoral21]

Those are for sure flat worms. One think going forward i would suggest is buying some coral dip such as revive and dipping ANY new coral before you put into your display. $10 will save you a lot of money and disappointment.

I personally am not a fan of freshwater dips. I would prefer a solution i can mix with saltwater. To long of a freshwater dip can kill any coral, using a solution mixed with salt is a lot safer.

Has the coral it self started to, so to speak, melt away? Or is it the same size as before?

 

[bacc2bacc]

Imo, freshwater dips are very harsh on coral. I dipped a frag of space invader pectinia in rodi for like 10 seconds and the next day the frag melted away.

 

[Moscar]

So I had what seemed like flatworms in my mushroom coral I was told doing a short fresh water dip would help kill some off so I did. Lots of “brown things” did fall off in about 30 seconds. I put the mushroom back into my tank and I see that it started evaporating? The fluorescent green started coming off like smoke to fire now it’s all shrivelled you ? Have I killed it? what the heck is happening

Hi, "Freshwater" ? IME normally RO/DI would be used. Tap water from a municipality has chemicals that are oxidizers, etc added.

I think you just have to wait and see. Give it time...hours to weeks. Good luck.

 

[Saaqib_Ansari]

Those are for sure flat worms. One think going forward i would suggest is buying some coral dip such as revive and dipping ANY new coral before you put into your display. $10 will save you a lot of money and disappointment.

I personally am not a fan of freshwater dips. I would prefer a solution i can mix with saltwater. To long of a freshwater dip can kill any coral, using a solution mixed with salt is a lot safer.

Has the coral it self started to, so to speak, melt away? Or is it the same size as before?

I don’t know what it means to “melt away” I saw stuff coming off it like slime or something, and it shrunk to being tiny.

 

[AKReef]

In my experience, admittedly not a ton, is that FW dips can be very effective on euphyllias where their polyps large enough to handle it. Any other soft corals or sps almost immediately die from FW dips.

 

[Saaqib_Ansari]

Hi, "Freshwater" ? IME normally RO/DI would be used. Tap water from a municipality has chemicals that are oxidizers, etc added.

I think you just have to wait and see. Give it time...hours to weeks. Good luck.

By freshwater I meant RO/DI

 

[Saaqib_Ansari]

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In my experience, admittedly not a ton, is that FW dips can be very effective on euphyllias where their polyps large enough to handle it. Any other soft corals or sps almost immediately die from FW dips.

dang it that was my on mushroom

 

[DaneGer21]

I’ve never heard of dipping corals in FW, only fish. Hope it works out.

 

[AKReef]

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dang it that was my on mushroom

Sorry, it's a lesson I learned the hard way as well lol

 

[AKReef]

I’ve never heard of dipping corals in FW, only fish. Hope it works out.

I read about FW dips somewhere on here as a treatment for pinched mantle disease on clams, and how it can also be used with euphylias. I've successfully treated frogspawns using FW dips.

 

[DaneGer21]

I read about FW dips somewhere on here as a treatment for pinched mantle disease on clams, and how it can also be used with euphylias. I've successfully treated frogspawns using FW dips.

I guess I did know about clams as well, but definitely not anything else.

If it’s proven, then sure!