My Mushroom Garden Table Saga 2.0 build thread

DiefsReef · Mar 18, 2021

fishguy242 said:
yeah..if you can get it..seed it..but not from a bottle..jmo..

Better living through a bottle

DiefsReef · Mar 18, 2021

fishguy242 said:
yeah..if you can get it..seed it..but not from a bottle..jmo..

Pretty sure I can get some from local reefers so guess I'll start panhandling

Thx!

fishguy242 · Mar 18, 2021

@danieyella has lots..

doing a tank change soon..

LRT · Mar 18, 2021

So what you guys are saying i can peel some of this coraline up, break it up and it will seed faster?

DiefsReef · Mar 18, 2021

LRT said:
So what you guys are saying i can peel some of this coraline up, break it up and it will seed faster?

Thats what it sounds like to me..

MERKEY · Mar 18, 2021

LRT said:
So what you guys are saying i can peel some of this coraline up, break it up and it will seed faster?

Oh yes we always used to break the parts free on our powerheads and let them go into the tank lol

DiefsReef · Mar 18, 2021

MERKEY said:
Oh yes we always used to break the parts free on our powerheads and let them go into the tank lol

I just read this

If you get a donation from another aquarist, you can achieve better results by mincing the Algae in water to create a “smoothie” of free floating cells that will spread when introduced into your aquarium. Mix well and add it to the water column via the outflow of your filter or powerhead!

flampton · Mar 18, 2021

DiefsReef said:
I just read this

If you get a donation from another aquarist, you can achieve better results by mincing the Algae in water to create a “smoothie” of free floating cells that will spread when introduced into your aquarium. Mix well and add it to the water column via the outflow of your filter or powerhead!

Yup and for at least a few hours after do not skim or use socks

LRT · Mar 18, 2021

@flampton would you do grind some up in some water? Hows it work does it release spores when ground or broken up? What would be best?

danieyella · Mar 18, 2021

I know there's plenty on rocks I'm pulling over but I still plan to scrape some off the glass and slurry it into the new tank when I do the switch over. At this rate it looks like I painted my back glass purple.

LRT · Mar 18, 2021

danieyella said:
I know there's plenty on rocks I'm pulling over but I still plan to scrape some off the glass and slurry it into the new tank when I do the switch over. At this rate it looks like I painted my back glass purple.

Define slurry? Lol my bad

danieyella · Mar 18, 2021

LRT said:
Define slurry? Lol my bad

I plan to break it up really small in a cup aggressively with something flat and then pour it back over.

F i s h y · Mar 18, 2021

danieyella said:
I plan to break it up really small in a cup aggressively with something flat and then pour it back over.

Mortar and pestal (sp) or I even know some that have thrown a bunch in a clean blender with a little bit of salt water...

flampton · Mar 18, 2021

LRT said:
@flampton would you do grind some up in some water? Hows it work does it release spores when ground or broken up? What would be best?

Well to encourage spread I just scrape the surface (pump, rock, etc.) with an algae scrapper into a plastic bowl with aquarium water. Then I smash the flakes with the bottom of the algae scrapper and pour it back into the tank. (so basically a really terrible makeshift mortar and pestle). I probably don't grind it near fine enough to get the ultimate spread. Now that I'm actually thinking about it it is probably wise to add a little sand to the bowl as well to deliver a better 'grind'.

ARC Reef sells live bottled coralline. As far as I can tell they have two separate systems were they grow purple types in one and pink types in another. From the various reviews I've read the consistency suggests they're just scrapping and grinding up some from these tanks and bottling it and shipping it to you. The reviews suggest it works, but it's doubtful that the people who purchased didn't throw a frag plug or other contaminated object in at the same or similar time frame.

flampton · Mar 18, 2021

And yes with coralline growth is limited as it spreads slowly outward from initial colonization. So if you have one colony it will only spread from there until it releases some new cells to start more colonies. However if you get a hundred spots started by scrapping you will have 100x the growth rate. Get that up to 1000 colonies and 1000x. etc...

sp1187 · Mar 18, 2021

flampton said:
Well to encourage spread I just scrape the surface (pump, rock, etc.) with an algae scrapper into a plastic bowl with aquarium water. Then I smash the flakes with the bottom of the algae scrapper and pour it back into the tank. (so basically a really terrible makeshift mortar and pestle). I probably don't grind it near fine enough to get the ultimate spread. Now that I'm actually thinking about it it is probably wise to add a little sand to the bowl as well to deliver a better 'grind'.

ARC Reef sells live bottled coralline. As far as I can tell they have two separate systems were they grow purple types in one and pink types in another. From the various reviews I've read the consistency suggests they're just scrapping and grinding up some from these tanks and bottling it and shipping it to you. The reviews suggest it works, but it's doubtful that the people who purchased didn't throw a frag plug or other contaminated object in at the same or similar time frame.

I used 4 bottles of that snake oil. 3 purple, 1 pink.
zip, zero, nadda.
directions state there is also nitrifying bacteria in the bottle to roll your cycle.
but then states you have to have perfect params for the coraline to grow.

flampton · Mar 18, 2021

sp1187 said:
I used 4 bottles of that snake oil. 3 purple, 1 pink.
zip, zero, nadda.
directions state there is also nitrifying bacteria in the bottle to roll your cycle.
but then states you have to have perfect params for the coraline to grow.

That sucks, on paper it sounds reasonable. My guess is that coralline don't want to sit in a bottle of water on the shelf. I think they say it needs to be used quickly but how would you know if it was fresh?

It would make sense they say it has nitrifiers if they are indeed just scraping substrate though.

flampton · Mar 19, 2021

Okay I figured here might be a good place to start. I've only one mushroom to get before I quit buying for awhile. That's a high end rainbow yuma that's tank raised. Something on this level or a little below? Any leads out there?

Oh and has anyone actually obtained a hallelujah bounce? Things wild!!

LRT · Mar 19, 2021

flampton said:
Okay I figured here might be a good place to start. I've only one mushroom to get before I quit buying for awhile. That's a high end rainbow yuma that's tank raised. Something on this level or a little below? Any leads out there?

Oh and has anyone actually obtained a hallelujah bounce? Things wild!!

Love yumas that is a pretty one for sure.
Hallelujah bounce is on my list. Super crazy colors and huge bubbles. Everyonce in awhile they pop up here just haven't been quick enough to grab one.
If you can source it I think you should grab it so I can come up and get a baby from ya