Mangroves Pulling U-Turn

[aaronlp]

The very tops of my mangroves are wiliting(pulling a u-turn) whats wrong?

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Need pictures.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

How far are they away from the light?

What light do you have them under?

Are you misting them once a day?

Are the tops under the water?

How are they suspended?

 

[aaronlp]

How far are they away from the light?

What light do you have them under?

Are you misting them once a day?

Are the tops under the water?

How are they suspended?

About 4 inches aaway(most likely the problem now that i think of it)

2 250w hallides

yes

no

rubber banded to over flow box

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Ugh, I told you what to do a month ago and it would have been sucessful and cheap when you pm'd me. I even told you the bulbs and the distance from the top of the plant. You have not enough distance between them and too much heat exchange.

 

[talon4x4]

I'd have to agree that it might be too much light. I have mine under some PC lights and they are doing great. I think the biggest thing is misting them everyday. I wasn't and they weren't doing to good. Once I started things really started to take off.

 

[aaronlp]

just moved them to the sump i have better lighting down there that dosnt put out as much heat

 

[aaronlp]

they are looking much better now that i moved them away from the hallides!

 

[Jacwil]

Wow! They respond quickly! Cool!

 

[aaronlp]

Wow! They respond quickly! Cool!

they are near i shoulnt say under a 22" 2 bulb t5 seeing that they are "low light" mangroves them seem happy in the sump by the t5