Lighting requirements for mushrooms

JamesFitch · 02-12-2007, 08:32 PM

I want to add a few muchrooms to my tank its a seahorse only tank with LR cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, what would be the minimum lighting for just mushrooms is there prefrence to the lighting needs of differnt species and if so does anyone know wich ones reguire less Watts

saltwaterfarm · 02-12-2007, 08:33 PM

You can have shrooms successfully in very little light. What do you have?

JamesFitch · 02-12-2007, 08:39 PM

I have a 18 inch flourecent 15 watts 675 lumens

aquaman3680 · 02-12-2007, 08:41 PM

They would do fine, shrooms dont actually love light, just keep them higher in the tank with flourcents...

Matt

saltwaterfarm · 02-12-2007, 08:42 PM

on what sized tank? I have a "bumper crop" of shrooms growing in a 3 gal pico with 9w of lights. So I know they will do well with 3w/gal.

JamesFitch · 02-12-2007, 08:44 PM

I have a 48 gal tall (vertical swimming room for the ponies)

lcstorc · 02-12-2007, 08:51 PM

Put them towards the top and they should be fine. They are happier under medium light, but can do well in low light.

JamesFitch · 02-12-2007, 08:53 PM

ok thanks

flyforfood99 · 02-13-2007, 05:37 PM

I have halides on my tank and I lost one purple discoma shroom under a rock about 3 weeks ago, anyhow I just fished it out and its still looking great! 3 weeks with zero direct light!

BrothaWolf · 02-13-2007, 05:59 PM

My shrooms do great where ever I put them althought my orange/red shrooms seem to like the light more than the others

02-12-2007, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesFitch Star Polyps Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Lighting requirements for mushrooms I want to add a few muchrooms to my tank its a seahorse only tank with LR cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, what would be the minimum lighting for just mushrooms is there prefrence to the lighting needs of differnt species and if so does anyone know wich ones reguire less Watts

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saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting requirements for muchrooms You can have shrooms successfully in very little light. What do you have? __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

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aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,099 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting requirements for mushrooms They would do fine, shrooms dont actually love light, just keep them higher in the tank with flourcents... Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

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saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting requirements for mushrooms on what sized tank? I have a "bumper crop" of shrooms growing in a 3 gal pico with 9w of lights. So I know they will do well with 3w/gal. __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,454 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting requirements for mushrooms Put them towards the top and they should be fine. They are happier under medium light, but can do well in low light. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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