New mushrooms, need some names

[Drvillen]

I would like to identify the new mushrooms I picked up, hopefully the pictures will work...

 

[Northstar24]

First two photos are Green Ricodera's and the third photo looks like Red 'Hairy' mushrooms, which I have also heard called 'Elephant Ear' mushrooms

 

[Drvillen]

First two photos are Green Ricodera's and the third photo looks like Red 'Hairy' mushrooms, which I have also heard called 'Elephant Ear' mushrooms

So hand feed (mysis) or do they just filter feed from the water...

 

[Dana42078]

The rics will eat mysis but totally unnecessary.

 

[little_fish]

Be really careful with the elephant ear mushrooms, when they get big they will catch and eat fish

 

[Bifferwine]

Those are Florida ricordeas specifically.

 

[Drvillen]

Be really careful with the elephant ear mushrooms, when they get big they will catch and eat fish

How long does it take for them to get "really big". I have a special habit of not being able to grow stuff. Two smaller frog spawns gone, colour washing out of acans and ricordeas, I even have trouble with finger leather(died). Any way back to the original question about how long little fish? Zoas are hard for me to grow too.....:frustrat:

 

[little_fish]

Depends on the individual, but if you are having trouble growing those corals you should take a close look at your tank and your parameters. Those corals should flourish in almost any situation.

 

[Drvillen]

Depends on the individual, but if you are having trouble growing those corals you should take a close look at your tank and your parameters. Those corals should flourish in almost any situation.

I know and that is what I don't get, I have Vertex Illumina LED lights and they are at about 40% when they are fully lit, maybe I should up the lighting a bit. There is no real algae outbreaks in the tank either. PH is 8.4, salinity 1.024, phosphate 0.10, will get back with nitrate levels in a bit I have to go out right now...

 

[little_fish]

what are using to measure your salinity?

 

[Drvillen]

what are using to measure your salinity?

Sybon Refractometer is what I use....

 

[little_fish]

how are you calibrating it?

 

[Drvillen]

how are you calibrating it?

It is only 2 years old I do have "pure" water that it came with. It is calibrated maybe off by 0.01 if that. Thank you for the help so far!

 

[little_fish]

You should be calibrating it with a saltwater solution. You need to calibrate those things close the solution you will be testing, otherwise you can get inaccuracy when the point you calibrated to and the measure point are far off.

You can get 35 ppm calibration fluid on ebay for $3, i would highly suggest purchasing it and re-calibrating your refractometer and then check your salinity

 

[Drvillen]

You should be calibrating it with a saltwater solution. You need to calibrate those things close the solution you will be testing, otherwise you can get inaccuracy when the point you calibrated to and the measure point are far off.

You can get 35 ppm calibration fluid on ebay for $3, i would highly suggest purchasing it and re-calibrating your refractometer and then check your salinity

Cool, thank you. Will check into that.
Oh ya, nitrates are under 5 ppm.