Mushroom Lighting

[spartanph]

Is it best to keep mushrooms in shady areas? Everytime I move a rock into an area with more light they shrivel up.
I don't have alot of lighting. 440 watt VHO on an 85 gallon. 2 10K to super actnic.
If you have great shrooms what's the secret.
My water quality has been consistently good.
Ammonia 0, Trites 0, Trates 0, pH 8.3, Calcium 450-470, kH 10.2
Any input would be appreciated.

 

[zanoshanox]

That lighting is plenty enough for most all species of shrooms

 

[spartanph]

I'm more worried about it being to much. The mushrooms in the shade look great. Those in the full light look terrible.

 

[piscesblue]

They could need to adjust to the brighter lighting. Mine absolutely thrived in direct lighting under 196W of PC lighting on a 30gal L.

 

[bonebrake]

Give them plenty of time and they will adjust. Mushrooms are often impossible to kill, but sometimes it can be difficult to have them thrive. All of the tanks that I have seen where they look great have low light and are unskimmed, but I am sure you can probably still have great shrooms with a lot of light and a "clean water" tank.
Another thing I have noticed is when they are thriving in one tank and placed in a different one, it can take months for them to adjust and really color up under the new lighting they are in.
They're just contemptible.
:joy:

 

[rcbruce]

Most mushrooms, with the exception of some richordia's, need low lighting to do their best.
also, they need little water movement. Too much current will make them shrivel also.