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marinelife
10-28-2008, 01:33 AM
Will mushrooms grow in low light?
satch12
10-29-2008, 12:24 AM
why are you asking about mushrooms and yes they'll grow in just about any lighting depending on what kind. whta kind of shrooms you looking at growing and where you doing this
marinelife
10-29-2008, 12:35 AM
I have mushrooms now that I will be putting toward the bottom of the tank.
satch12
10-29-2008, 01:01 AM
you should be ok with your 400s i didnt think you wanted any shrooms last time i checked you were trying to get rid of all of yours
marinelife
10-29-2008, 01:05 AM
If they stay down low I do not care.
satch12
10-29-2008, 01:20 AM
o alright. and plus they will add to your filtration
marinelife
10-29-2008, 01:22 AM
you got it!!!
Cloran
10-29-2008, 05:58 PM
My dad has a muhsroom rock, he's trying to sell off. I'll talk to him about it
marinelife
10-29-2008, 06:26 PM
I do not need any more. I have way more than I want right now.
rayviv
12-24-2008, 08:46 PM
I know this is an older post but I need 2 no; lighting & shrooms; I got some ricordea from someone and think I've put in same location in tank but not sure about lighting. they were green in his tank but brown in mine. They r green under actinics but compacts & mh they turn brown. Should I put under shade rock? I've had them 4 a week.
Sincerely, newbe Ray
marinelife
12-24-2008, 09:09 PM
I would put them higher up to get more green out of them.
Reef Junky
12-25-2008, 02:28 PM
yeah they need direct light in shade i think they would do worse.
hotdamnman1
01-16-2009, 12:52 AM
Ray what light were they under,and what are they under now?I have a 175 MH and 2 actinics 36 in t-5s mine is on the bottom and doing great
rayviv
04-23-2009, 08:18 PM
Delayed reply. The Recordia are under blue actinic and white 75w I believe; With two 175 metal halides about 8 hours a day. There not looking good now.I dont know whats the problem. water params. are the same (good).
marinelife
04-23-2009, 08:33 PM
Seems odd,, I have some under 400w MH that are huge. I would guess a water issue.
rayviv
05-18-2009, 11:29 PM
I'm beginning to think it the lights. I've moved them up and they got worse and I moved them into indirect light and they got worse and I moved them back and they show some green under actinics. But they have not returned to as large as they were before. And my bta moved to the surface but now since I am useing the lights from the 180 it has moved down
rayviv
05-26-2009, 11:36 PM
It was the lights. I've put new halides in and there looking real good now.Phoenix 14000 k 150x2. I think the compacts need replaced also. Its been 7mos. on them. It's an oddessy.