Why Can't I keep Mushrooms a live?

[Aere]

everything else in my tank is thriving and growing like crazy. my specs are in the build thread in my sig. Sps, LPS zoas etc are all doing fine, no fish loses, but my shrooms always shrivel up and die.

My chemistry is all on point, have a carbon/gfo reactor, LED lights.

 

[Reefing8EZ]

What type of shrooms man? Try lower light lower flow..

 

[Aere]

the one i got from you for starters, th orange one, and some yumas

 

[Six2seven]

mushrooms like low flow and low light. most people cant keep them from spreading

 

[Reefing8EZ]

the one i got from you for starters, th orange one, and some yumas

If I remember correctly the orange one from me is a Ricordea Yuma and they seem to be able to tolerate more light than other shrooms but still dont like too much.. HTH!

 

[wickedfish]

Yumas are super hard to keep. IMO they need super stable alk and a dirtier tank. And they like lower light and slower flow. At the Wholeseller I worked at last year the yumas were super happy and perky. Brought an insane looking one home and it melted after about 3 months.

Regular mushrooms I can't kill if I try.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

I'm guessing theirs getting blasted by LEDs.


I had 3-250w metal halides and 2-54w t5s, and when i switched to LEDs all of my shrooms shriveled and died. I'm not over exaggerating. I had some normal cheap mushrooms, along with some expensive rainbow rhodactis mushrooms and not one survived the switch.

If u have zoas and SPS and Lps and everything is thriving, ur water quality is probably fine. I'm putting my money on LEDs

 

[wickedfish]

You may have something there. Cause I know Hobbit can't keep em either. And all the ones we would keep were under MH's. hmmmm

 

[nex]

this thread is making me reconsider my phosban reactor purchase...
my ricordeas are loving life right now!

 

[Reefing8EZ]

I had no luck with my LED venture either. Love my T5s!

 

[wickedfish]

I mean a Gfo reactor run with cheaper media will just not back extra phosphates. If you add a lot and good quality it will leave you with 0 on a meter. The trick is to add just enough to work and feed plenty so it's comparable to what Mother Nature does in the ocean. Clean water with plenty of food and a chain of creatures that keep it clean.

 

[reefes pieces]

I have ric florida and some red shrooms under AI sol leds and they are doing great, but I keep them on the nearly shaded areas (except for the ric) of my tank and away from flow. I'd try throwing them under some shade towards the edge and see what happens. If they want more light, they'll stretch to it. My RBTAs though always look like spaghetti under my LEDs.

 

[wickedfish]

It's the Indo yumas that are tricky. Rics IME are easy to keep same as most common colored shrooms. I had issues with the bright gold ones, but I think it's the high flow in my tank.

 

[Xaznkewlguyx]

I have no luck either.. they detach and float away in my tank. =[

 

[thedevilscandy]

I have never been able to keep them in my main tank because there's too much flow. I set up a 30 cube and it's full of nothing but shrooms and low flow. It has PC bulbs now. I'm having someone make an LED fixture for the canapoy, reason was for more color...after reading this I'm wondering if switching is a BAD idea?? I've got a lot of money invested in all the shrooms and the tank looks really cool. Would switching to LEDs be a massive mistake?

 

[Xaznkewlguyx]

I have never been able to keep them in my main tank because there's too much flow. I set up a 30 cube and it's full of nothing but shrooms and low flow. It has PC bulbs now. I'm having someone make an LED fixture for the canapoy, reason was for more color...after reading this I'm wondering if switching is a BAD idea?? I've got a lot of money invested in all the shrooms and the tank looks really cool. Would switching to LEDs be a massive mistake?

If you've been successful this far.. I would leave it!