how much light for ric yuma

[lawboy888]

i have two colonies of orange ric yuma. have them on sand bed under 5 250's double ended. it doesnt seems to like it. polyps shrunk, not fluffy. too much lights? all parameters are good. thanks

 

[ricordiakeeper]

how big is your tank..i haven't dealt with yuma's much..mainliy the flordia's but im starting to get into them..from what i have researched, they dont like high end light unless they are acculmated slowly to the light..

Rick

 

[lawboy888]

my tank 250. i going to move it into shades. thanks

 

[organism]

Too much light for sure, when I acclimate new yumas I like to keep them almost in the dark for at least a week, then really slowly move them out onto the sandbed. The k rating on your bulbs makes a big difference too.

 

[lawboy888]

thanks they are in shades

 

[blind1993]

they can survive in almost any lighing, if you want good growth then putting them in decent lighting(for a softie) would be ideal.