Lighting and mushrooms?

HUNTER1 · 02/14/2013, 04:55 PM

I changed my aquatic life stock bulbs to ATI bulbs and now my mushrooms don't open up. Are these bulbs little strong for them? I can raise them, thanks

Azrael127 · 02/14/2013, 07:59 PM

If your bulbs were old then they might just be acclimating to the new light. New bulbs are brighter.

MARINECRITTERS · 02/14/2013, 08:06 PM

Right now they are adjusting, mushrooms are extremely resilient and it is very hard to kill them.

If they don't open up for a week then you can move the mushrooms down, they are a very low light coral, although they will accept high light as well.

kimdawg · 02/14/2013, 09:17 PM

I have a lot of mushrooms in my tank. Every time I change bulbs I usually cut the light schedule back for a few days. When I forget the mushies shrink up and act all mad. They always come back srong after a week or so.

HUNTER1 · 02/14/2013, 09:40 PM

Yeah I think they're just shock with the new bulbs, love the bulbs though. I leave them be and hopefully bounce back.

solitude · 02/14/2013, 09:45 PM

They adapt well to low light. Just getting use to the stronger ATI.

JFeisty · 02/15/2013, 09:55 PM

I've found that none of my mushrooms like bright light. If I put them on the edges of the tank or underneath another rock structure they open up very nicely.

HUNTER1 · 02/16/2013, 10:42 AM

Yeah they shrivel right away once the white light turns on. I'll see how they do in a week.

02/14/2013, 04:55 PM	#1
HUNTER1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Lighting and mushrooms? I changed my aquatic life stock bulbs to ATI bulbs and now my mushrooms don't open up. Are these bulbs little strong for them? I can raise them, thanks

02/14/2013, 07:59 PM	#2
Azrael127 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 10	If your bulbs were old then they might just be acclimating to the new light. New bulbs are brighter.

02/14/2013, 08:06 PM	#3
MARINECRITTERS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,525	Right now they are adjusting, mushrooms are extremely resilient and it is very hard to kill them. If they don't open up for a week then you can move the mushrooms down, they are a very low light coral, although they will accept high light as well.

02/14/2013, 09:17 PM	#4
kimdawg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Comer, GA Posts: 52	I have a lot of mushrooms in my tank. Every time I change bulbs I usually cut the light schedule back for a few days. When I forget the mushies shrink up and act all mad. They always come back srong after a week or so.

02/14/2013, 09:40 PM	#5
HUNTER1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Yeah I think they're just shock with the new bulbs, love the bulbs though. I leave them be and hopefully bounce back.

02/14/2013, 09:45 PM	#6
solitude Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: california Posts: 58	They adapt well to low light. Just getting use to the stronger ATI.

02/15/2013, 09:55 PM	#7
JFeisty Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 9	I've found that none of my mushrooms like bright light. If I put them on the edges of the tank or underneath another rock structure they open up very nicely.

02/16/2013, 10:42 AM	#8
HUNTER1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Yeah they shrivel right away once the white light turns on. I'll see how they do in a week.