Mushrooms Ok?

[murph145]

i bought some teal color mushrooms about 2 weeks ago. they were fine but within the last couple of days ive noticed them staying a smaller size. ive moved them around a lil bit also since i redid my rock set up so i dont know if its because i moved them or if they are doing bad???
does anyone knowwhat happens to them if they are no doing well?? also the reason i got them is cuz the LFS said they dont need that much light is this correct?
i have 265W over my 92G tank
any info is appreciated thanks!

 

[murph145]

with the amount of light in my tank should i be placing them higher in the tank or lower??

 

[effloresce]

high in the tank, that much light on a 92g is nothing at all, what kind of bulbs do you ahve over the tank.

 

[murph145]

i just have a bunch of high out put with some normal flourescents for actinics....
i wanna do more light but i would need to redo the canopy cuz it sits so low to the aquarium that anything else gets too hot under it i have about 6 inches from top of aquarium to the top of the canopy....
do u have any idea what might be best for me....
lighting has been the trickiest thing for me....
i just recently got a comp and got back online so im learning a lot more about it all which is helping me..... the only info i got before was from my LFS she was telling me at first that only 55watts was enought for anemoneas and stuff like that but i learned the hard way now i have all these damn HO flourescents under my hood that i spent like $400 on and its not enough....
what should i do??

 

[900dublr]

400 for HO's...WOW. Mabe you can sell the canopy locally and build or buy a new one.

 

[murph145]

i think im gonna buy a new one and put a retrofit MH VHO combo i found a good price with 2-250w ushio 10K bulbs and 2 96w actinics and a 48" reflector with ballast and all for $590 is that a good price??
i think i can make a new canopy with a front opening door to make it easier to access the lights ...
right now i have to take off the entire canopy to get at the lights and its pretty heavy to do yourself i think im gonna get a hearnia one of these days doin it
i think i can fit about 850w under the new canopy does anyone know high i should make it off the tank for air flow... im gona put 1 4" fan at each end to draw air through do u think that will be enough?
thanks