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[Guest]

whats the minimum amount of light for most mushrooms?

 

[Guest]

Standard t-12 flourescents will work

 

[incysor]

Standard t-12 flourescents will work

They didn't work worth a darn on my eclipse hood. I put several different kinds of mushrooms in the tank with my lionfish, and had to remove nearly all of them. I've only got a couple that seem to like that low a light level. I'm gonna put at least one of the 65w pc lamps over the top of it to replace the 2 t-12 marine glo bulbs I've got in it now.

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[Guest]

my hood has t-5s but they are only white. I like the blue bulbs but dont think they make them in the size i need.

 

[Guest]

Well then i would suggest gettin a couple VHO's as they are the next PAR rating up from t-12's.

I had shrooms growing extremely well under t-12's for a long time (reds and blues). Wasn't until after i switched to 2x175w MH's that i saw a huge increase in growth rate. But if you dont want to go hardcore just yet, stick to VHO's. They're cheap and effective.

 

[aqua-nut]

shrooms will survive under not-so-bright lighting, but I have 200 watts of PC light over a 20 gallon cube and my purple mushrooms are HUGE.

They just love light. Can't wait to see what happens in my 150 when I install the MH/VHO setup in a few months.

 

[ChrisB]

I have 260 watts of PCs and mine are growing very quickly. I have mine down on the sandbed on a 55g.

 

[Guest]

i have some under 110watt pc plus 24 watts t-5s and they are all shriveled. the only ones that look good are the false ric and the hairy mushrooms

 

[Guest]

my hood has t-5s but they are only white. I like the blue bulbs but dont think they make them in the size i need.

Are you looking for a blue plus or the aquablue 24 watt T-5?

http://reefgeek.com/products/category_indexes/1-15_lighting_bulbs_-_t5_fluorescent.html

 

[Guest]

currrently 13 watt pc on a 3 gal eclipse. They are doing great! I almost need a chiller.

 

[Guest]

I had red and purple ones under regular flourescents, and they were fine and were multiplying. Now they are under PCs and VHOs, so they are much happier.

 

[Guest]

now why arent my huge under my lights? 110watts of pc over a 20L should be alot but my red pimple ones are shrivled and starting to detach themselves.im looking any any t-5 to fit. these are only about 6inches long if that. JEBO just makes the regular white bulbs to fit it. Oh well it will just be a fresh water plant tank for now.

 

[Guest]

Uh, is a water parameter fluxing a lot?
Salinity? Temp (though mine don't seem bothered by this)? nitrates? ph?

 

[Guest]

Did you upgrade your lighting suddenly?? Maybe they are "melting".

 

[Guest]

no, about a month ago i added some t-5s to the mix but my new hairys and the false ric are doing great. I got some red mushrooms and the false at the same store at the same time. Every thing is stable. nitrates are around 5 or less. Ca is high but its from the oceanic salt im using.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5df38b3127cce9e91ea5aaa0300000015108AatWbhmzaNq
these are my new hairys. They are still adjusting to the change in light. I got them from fireeater. my lights arent hear as bright as his.