my ten gallon
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debbie
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Nice looking tank :yes: I hope mine will look like that someday soon.
Hey, I am having some problems with my mushroom. I have a single mushroom I got 2 days ago. It seems to be in the shape of an umbrella most of the time. Then it opens up a bit ( not like yours though) and it often will tilt in different positions. What am I doing wrong?
I have it up on the tallest rock which is just about half of the height of the 10 gal tank. It is not close to the light at all I don't think but I am new to this.
Should I be moving it to a different position?
My light is 20 watt mini compact fluorescent 50/50
all help greatly appreciated :help:
Hey, I am having some problems with my mushroom. I have a single mushroom I got 2 days ago. It seems to be in the shape of an umbrella most of the time. Then it opens up a bit ( not like yours though) and it often will tilt in different positions. What am I doing wrong?
I have it up on the tallest rock which is just about half of the height of the 10 gal tank. It is not close to the light at all I don't think but I am new to this.
Should I be moving it to a different position?
My light is 20 watt mini compact fluorescent 50/50
all help greatly appreciated :help:
R
redhot13
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I find that mushrooms open bigger when they are on the sand bed or just further away from the light. I am no expert, but from what i know, mushrooms expand to create more surface area when there is less light... Try moving it further down in the tank or in a shady area and see what happens.
diddley
Member
10 gallon AGA
28 watt aqualight, will replace with the 32 when time to
penguin 125
2 hagen 101 powerheads
rena cal 50 watt heater
9 lbs. live rock
10 lbs. live sand
one small percula
green-banded goby
serpent star
2 sexy shrimp
3 red legs
2 blue legs
7 nassarius
2 astreas
2 cerith
blues shrooms
red pimple shrooms
featherduster
yellow polyps (not in pic)
halimeda
green ricordea (not in pic)
nitrates have stayed ~2.5 (red sea) with 1.5 gallon waterchanges weekly.
i use instant ocean salt and use carbon after every other waterchange. i also use the marc weiss phosphate and silicate magnet
28 watt aqualight, will replace with the 32 when time to
penguin 125
2 hagen 101 powerheads
rena cal 50 watt heater
9 lbs. live rock
10 lbs. live sand
one small percula
green-banded goby
serpent star
2 sexy shrimp
3 red legs
2 blue legs
7 nassarius
2 astreas
2 cerith
blues shrooms
red pimple shrooms
featherduster
yellow polyps (not in pic)
halimeda
green ricordea (not in pic)
nitrates have stayed ~2.5 (red sea) with 1.5 gallon waterchanges weekly.
i use instant ocean salt and use carbon after every other waterchange. i also use the marc weiss phosphate and silicate magnet
reef_magic
Member
ricordea
reef_magic
Member
Originally posted by redhot13
I find that mushrooms open bigger when they are on the sand bed or just further away from the light. I am no expert, but from what i know, mushrooms expand to create more surface area when there is less light... Try moving it further down in the tank or in a shady area and see what happens.
i wouldnt put it in a shaded area. that will cause it to reach for the light...like this one from skirrby:
reef_magic
Member
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reef_magic
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maverick005
Member
debbie, just be patient. my mushrooms stay closed for a few days to a week or so after being moved. when i first got them it took them 2-3 weeks to open all the way up.
HTH
-brandon
HTH
-brandon
aarmatting
Member
:happy: I have the same problem with my mushrooms... Red mushrooms.. they are in a 29g about 3 inches from the top with a Coral Life 96w light... 2 powerhead 402's and a skilter 250 with extra airstone and pump, 45 pounds of LR, only use Red Sea Salt, and have Carrib Sand. They stay small, when I bought them they covered the rock completly now, just half of the rock.... my greentipped mushrooms are doing extremely well.... not a problem what so ever.
Any help would be appreciated!?!?!:happy:
Any help would be appreciated!?!?!:happy:
aarmatting
Member
Forgot to tell you all..... My tank has been setup for about 6 months now. My red mushrooms are just like the one in the very first picture of this post. They were that big when i bought them but now they are half the size. Please help.:happy: