Okay to add mushroom frag?

[fishtails]

I would like to try a mushroom coral frag. My tank is 3 weeks old going on four. All levels test fine, except nitrates are a little high.
Lighting is MH and I'd like to know if the coral would be burned. It would be about 15"-20" from the actual light. Will it grow like crazy and multiply or melt on me?
Any other information is greatly appreciated.

 

[overanalyzer]

what does a little high mean in term of nitrates?? has your tank finished its cycle??

 

[fishtails]

I mean that the nitrates are about 5-10ppm from 0. I believe the tank is cycled, as I have tested the water and everything tested good( in terms of a reef tank).
I also added some "Aged" filter media( already had beneficial bacteria) from my older tank to this one, so more than likely it is ready for fish and etc...Not even a algea bloom yet. Or am I daydreaming? But seriously I have'nt even occured an algea bloom, except for some detritus.

 

[overanalyzer]

I added some mushrooms after my tank was 7 weeks along and 3 weeks out of cycyle - I am getting ready to frag them now .... but I have PC lights ... you could try them in a more shaded area, but I have no experience with MH and mushrooms

 

[plum70rt]

like I said , try them low in the tank then raise them if they do well or see if they grow up the rock to more light

 

[michelle13]

I have a 29 gal tank with 175 w MH and 36 w NO on it. I have lots of mushrooms that keep dividing and are always open all the way placed on the substrate.

 

[tigerlover]

Jeez, you guys are lucky, I can't even get mine to move or grow!!!!If they do grow it is so slow its undetectable
If you guys wanna get rid of your shrooms, I'd take em' in a heartbeat, I love shrooms!

 

[newbe reefer]

I'm with you TigerLover, I love shrooms too and mine woun't split!!!!!! I had to cut my favorite purple shroom off the rock due to my Leather stinging it soooooo bad. I'm not sure that it will recover.
NewBe