Ricordea Florida Care?

michael_cb_125 · 01-06-2007, 02:42 PM

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 · 01-06-2007, 02:43 PM

rics love light, so thats not too much

lcstorc · 01-09-2007, 11:15 AM

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 · 01-09-2007, 11:22 AM

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

Warnberg · 01-09-2007, 11:25 AM

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 · 01-09-2007, 11:40 AM

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 · 02-05-2007, 10:41 PM

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

JFK_Jr · 02-05-2007, 10:48 PM

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

billyr98 · 02-05-2007, 11:48 PM

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

Snappy · 03-30-2007, 11:08 AM

What they said

01-06-2007, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,412 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricordea Florida Care? 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. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,847 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricordea Florida Care? I have dual 250 SE MH and dual 96 watt PC and my ricordias love it. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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