Mushrooms reaching to the sky

Jus_sum_guy · #1 03-31-2016, 03:10 AM

I've had these for a few weeks now and this is the first time they've folded upwards like this.
Any ideas why?

mrhasan · #2 03-31-2016, 03:42 AM

Maybe they are trying to blend in with the zoas?

Jokes aside, this may be unbelievable but they are probably not getting enough light. Those stretched stems of zoas are due to lack of light so I am guessing the same is happening with the mushrooms too. What are you using for the lights?

FishyFishy! · #3 03-31-2016, 03:45 AM

Id say not enough light or too much flow.

kien · #4 03-31-2016, 03:49 AM

i mean, ya, not enough light.

Jus_sum_guy · #5 03-31-2016, 03:59 AM

I'm using LEDs

I think it might be flow. This piece of rock the shrooms and zoa are sitting on just recently got moved a few days ago to the very top.
See photo below of tank on day it was setup. They are now at the highest point. Before they were on that little Rock to the left down low and never did this

mrhasan · #6 03-31-2016, 04:16 AM

What sort of LEDs? Because there are the ones which can barely illuminate a chromis and then there are ones which can melt away corals like forest fire.

Jus_sum_guy · #7 03-31-2016, 04:30 AM

Honestly I don't know.
I bought this tank off a guy that had a gorgeous reef in it!
He custom installed where he added a 2nd switch to the hood to turn on the blue light and turn off white light and vice versa. Or have them both on at same time.

I take it I'm going to have to measure the light output somehow....?

Again....they just started doing this today after weeks of having them. Also my hammer coral, war coral and Xenia are growing FAST without feeding...

Jus_sum_guy · #8 03-31-2016, 04:31 AM

I turned on the blue light about 20 minutes ago and they are now settled down and laying flat again and zoas are not reaching anymore. Wierd!!

mrhasan · #9 03-31-2016, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jus_sum_guy

I turned on the blue light about 20 minutes ago and they are now settled down and laying flat again and zoas are not reaching anymore. Wierd!!

So they were in fact getting less light. You can try keeping both blues and whites on and see how the corals react. And the blues will make your corals look prettier too.

Jus_sum_guy · #10 03-31-2016, 04:37 AM

I can keep both on at same time during the day?
Figured white only was better for them to grow aka simulate Sun I suppose...?

Time to upgrade lights I suppose