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Old 10-31-2014, 06:14 PM
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Good luck!

Ever see guys on youtube putting mushrooms in a blender?

It just makes them multiply like crazy.
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Old 10-31-2014, 10:34 PM
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Both my frogspawn and my bubble coral make quick work of any mushrooms on a rock, or anywhere near them. Gets rid of the nuisance palys as well. Unfortunately, can't have my entire reef covered with frogspawn and bubble coral...
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Old 11-01-2014, 08:40 AM
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I have had good success injecting vinegar into the stem of the mushroom. Killed off lots of floaters that landed in areas not mushroom designated.
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Old 11-01-2014, 03:08 PM
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I have had good success injecting vinegar into the stem of the mushroom. Killed off lots of floaters that landed in areas not mushroom designated.
What do you use to inject the vinegar into the mushroom? I tried cutting them off the rock once and it made a h--l of a mess in my tank and helped to spread them more.
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Old 11-01-2014, 07:27 PM
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A bit tricky to obtain unless you're diabetic but I used a small 1ml syringe with a hypodermic needle, somewhere around a 25 gauge tip. You need a prescription however. My local clinic said they don't have any so try a pharmacy, the pharmacy clerk was verrrry reluctant to give me one, this was back when I needed one to inject earthworks with air so they'd float for trout fishing. She originally said no, but as I walked away she whispered me back and just gave me one with a wink
For vinegar and muriatic acid the small tips work really well but if you're using aptasia x you may need a larger tip as there's some sediment that will clog the tip before you have a change to get any liquid out

So either be kind and explain to your local pharmacist what you need one for (cross your fingers), or try eBay

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Old 11-01-2014, 08:38 PM
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A bit tricky to obtain unless you're diabetic but I used a small 1ml syringe with a hypodermic needle, somewhere around a 25 gauge tip. You need a prescription however. My local clinic said they don't have any so try a pharmacy, the pharmacy clerk was verrrry reluctant to give me one, this was back when I needed one to inject earthworks with air so they'd float for trout fishing. She originally said no, but as I walked away she whispered me back and just gave me one with a wink
For vinegar and muriatic acid the small tips work really well but if you're using aptasia x you may need a larger tip as there's some sediment that will clog the tip before you have a change to get any liquid out

So either be kind and explain to your local pharmacist what you need one for (cross your fingers), or try eBay
They should just sell them, its not illegal. Theres a medical supply store by bcit that sells needles with no explanation needed. Also one in maple ridge.
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Old 11-01-2014, 09:01 PM
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Don't they just give out free needles downtown Vancouver? Or do you need heroin to get them.
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Ever see guys on youtube putting mushrooms in a blender?

It just makes them multiply like crazy.
Ya, I would suggest anything short of physically removing them, anything else will just annoy them into reproducing
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