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			 We bought some mushrooms today 7 heads on 1 rock, since being in ur tank they havent opened and they now have brown strings coming from them does anyone know what this means? or what I should do?? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 That is normal. Let them settle in, they will go back in. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 is it a brown slime or brown tenticles keep an eye on them if it seems to be slimey  sound like a bacterial infection whats ur lighting / water parameters where they in the tank u got them from vs ur tank too much lighting and they can fry like that too good luck 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 It looks like strings coming from them, we did all our tests today everything is fine 100% we have t5s and the tank we bough them from they were at the very top so we put ours in the middle should I take them out?? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 not yet they wont harm anything for now see what there doing could be feeding tenticles although there usually clear i have had colonies or mushrooms when stressed go brown u may lose a few pylops but kep an eye on them 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 okay so what if its slimy?? what should I do then?? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 now that is hit or miss u need to know the problem first kinda sorry i am not more help but if it is light related move them down bacterial dip them in tropic marine coral dip or related and well when i had it  happen to me i sucked the slime out cant say if that is right or not tho it worked for me and well saved my mushrooms 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 Okay thanks so much! its just very strange we do have alot of mushrooms in our tank as well as other corals and i havent seen this happen I really am kinda worried  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 it all depends where u pick up ur live stock try to find a solid store with live stock and good suppliers and slick setups  check out Josh and Lando at marine aquaria if u have not yet make them give u a tour of the coral tanks equipment and u will know ur getting very healty product  try to pick stuff that has been in the store a few days as well pick a store and shop there once they get to know u they will hold stuff for u so u now its good 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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