Ricordea Florida Care?

[michael_cb_125]

I am setting up a reef tank, primarilly for sps and clams. I want to add some Ricordea Shrooms as well, but I am afriad that I may have too much light for them. Ineed a lil help. I have 10 watts per gallon. two 250 watt metal halides and 6 54 watt t-5s. Is this too much?

 

[aquaman3680]

rics love light, so thats not too much

 

[lcstorc]

Just start them on the bottom to acclimate since most lfs do not have that much light. Then slowly move them up. They should be ok with that.

 

[Woodstock]

I have dual 250 SE MH and dual 96 watt PC and my ricordias love it.

 

[Warnberg]

4-250 watt MH's with XM10K's and 2-54watt T5 suppliments over 240 gallons... ricordia going nuts, I would say they are light lovers.

 

[DeepBlue]

Since moving my Rics directly under my MH, they have been doing great! Great extention and color. But do it gradually as Lynn said.

 

[sebastian]

i have few - green, aqua and red.... they love my MH i have 2x250MH and 4x65 PC actinic..... they love it.
sebastian

 

[JFK_Jr]

Ricordeas are one of the easiest corals to keep... you can't go wrong with them.

 

[billyr98]

i agree.. 400w MHs and my rics do great!

 

[Snappy]

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