help with my mushrooms!

[txstud3231]

i have blue mushrooms, well they're more voilet than anything. anyways, ever since i bought them they haven't been coming out real well. they stay little and sort of shrivled. h2o perameters good: amonnia o, nitrite 0, nitrate 20ppm, Ca from 400-450 ppm. i have 150 watts on a 50 gal, through power compacts. can you help me please. !!

 

[azonic]

Where are they placed in the tank? Blue mushrooms require low amounts of light and should be placed towards the bottom.

 

[txstud3231]

well i have put them in the middle and on the ground but i havent really seen a difference. i will put them low and see what that does.

 

[azonic]

I would try putting some on the very bottom and some on the very top....see which do better. There are some types of mushrooms that light medium - high light while others want low. I've read that blue mushrooms like less light then some others....but I don't know how many different types of blue mushrooms there are so I would try it both ways.

 

[blondenaso1]

I agree with Azonic about the lighting. I have the same shrooms, and if they get to much light they won't open. Also, weekly additions of iodine could help if you don't already do so.