mushroom health

[hunter57]

I have 3 types of mushrooms in my tank bullseye, hairy, and striped. I've had these for a year now and the seem to be "just staying alive". When I first got them they seemed to thrive and split (for the first month or two) then they shrunk down a little and have not grown at all. My water parameters are perfect but my temp is a little high. My tank is 24" deep and I have 2-250 watt MH and 4-54 watt t5's. Ive tried to move them from top to bottom but haven't seen much change.

 

[jefathome]

How high is "too high"?
What other corals do you have, and how are they doing?

Your tank could either be TOO dirty, or TOO clean.
From what I know, shrooms absorb nutrients directly from the wtaer column.

I don't think it is the lights b/c I have a 250w XM10k (TONS of Par) 80w of actinic T5's, and 200w of mixed blue PC's on a 70G that is 30in deep, but I have shrooms on the bottom, middle, and near the top. Oh, and my shrooms multiply like crazy.

 

[hunter57]

I just retested my phosphate and there is some detected. I'll throw in some phosguard and see if that helps. My temp has been at 86 degrees.

 

[b.branscombe]

86? I'd get that under control before I worried about phosphates.

 

[hunter57]

This new light fixture I bought is making my tank too hot I think. I have a 120 gal. thats 24" deep. I didn't think I would need a chiller with 2-250 watt MH. I think I'll try moving my sump in the basement maybe that will help.