lighting requirements for mushrooms?

[dolphinsfan]

I want to move from FOWLR to some easy to keep corals. I have a 55gal w/ 65lbs of liverock. My lighting fixture is a Current Satellite 2x65 watt CF w/ moonlights. Is this enough light to support mushrooms? What about any other types of corals?

 

[dragonzim]

You should be able to support mushrooms and other softies like leathers, zoas, palys, kenya and xenia under your compact fluorescents.

 

[jtrzerocool]

Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/2512812
You should be able to support mushrooms and other softies like leathers, zoas, palys, kenya and xenia under your compact fluorescents.
X2

 

[alex4286]

i have that setup currently.
i would only suggest keeping mushrooms and ric's
its really only the bare minimum lighting other softies can survive and such but don't grow as fast as they should

 

[natclanwy]

I don't know about the xenia under 2 65w pc's. I have 55g tank and with 2-250w MH and 4- 65w PC's. I had a MH ballast go out once and I couldn't afford to replace it right away and the xenia I had on that side of the tank slowly receded and finally disapeared and the others that I had a foot away that were getting light from the MH were spreading like weeds.

 

[eric82]

I kept xenias about a year under 3, 4ft. NO's, they grow ALOT faster under halides now but, they were doing quite well w/out.

 

[fishissues]

if u get shrooms and they look like they are trumpeting out move them closer or if the are pressing the rock move them lower...