Removing Mushrooms

[SteveZz]

Does anyone have a good way to remove mushroom coral from rocks for good? Seems like any spec left will regenerate. I was wondering if anyone had a good solution for this.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Take a scalpel to it brush it off with a toothbrush

 

[Dre]

Or sell them

 

[arnaldolex]

I could trade you some clean rock for it lol.

 

[4Fish]

It is funny. 30 years ago when I had my first "reef tank" with an underground filter I was happy just to keep mushrooms alive!!!

 

[SteveZz]

Sadly we want to keep the rock structure as is, it's just that the purple mushrooms have taken control of two different rocks. I will however throw the fragged mushrooms on here when they're ready to go. Ill definitely try the scalpel / brush trick to keep them from coming back.

Thanks.

 

[whispers]

I always stick a needle filled with vinegar always does the trick

 

[Nandez13]

If you can take the rock out of water, then carefully doing it with a scalpel (if you want to salvage them) or a toothbrush will work. I wouldn't recommend trying this with the rocks in the tank. If the smallest piece breaks off, it'll float around until it latches on somewhere and then you have a new colony.

When I've wanted to get rid of mushrooms or an encrusted SPS, then I place a rock over it until it dies from lack of light. Slowest but easiest method.

 

[Zuska]

get a dermal with a nice diamond blade and just frag them off!

 

[reefer4eva]

Sadly we want to keep the rock structure as is, it's just that the purple mushrooms have taken control of two different rocks. I will however throw the fragged mushrooms on here when they're ready to go. Ill definitely try the scalpel / brush trick to keep them from coming back.

Thanks.

If you only have live rock why not just sell the whole rock?use the money for more desirable corals and change out the aquascape
I don't have that option with my aquascape as it is all one piece