Mushrooms behaving oddly.

[Scinature]

Hey guys,

I recently set up a small mushroom frag tank, and after cycling, I decided to put a few in the tank.

The dimensions of my tank are 65cm x 40cm x 20cm, roughly equating to 50L.

I am lighting it with 2 dual compact 11W marine blue/sunlight fluro, the PL-11 Aqua One brand. I have a small powerhead (200 lph) circulating the water around the tank, and is not directed at any of the mushrooms.

All the parameters are within acceptable ranges. I am using Instant Ocean salt.

Ever since I put the mushrooms in, they have started to slightly shrivel and curl up and some have detached from their rocks.

So my question is: Would you think that the lighting too strong or not strong enough? I know that they don't like high lighting or flow, but I can only assume it is the lighting causing the problem.

 

[Mrramsey]

Mushrooms behaving oddly.

Instant ocean or instant ocean reef crystals?? There's a difference. Can you specify what the parameters are? Also they do not like high flow on them.

 

[Scinature]

Instant Ocean, as I said...

Parameters are fine:
Salinity at ~1.0245
pH ~8.3
Am, Nit, Nat, P ~0
Alk ~11
Ca ~420
Mg ~1380

There's ambient flow. No where near enough to annoy them compared to some peoples tanks I've seen them thriving in.

I think it would be due to the acclamation of the lights. It's lighting approx. 1.3 watts per gallon. The light is reasonably close to the corals ~25cm above them. I previously had them in my display with fluval nano LED's, and they thrived.

 

[Mrramsey]

I would agree then that it is likely the lights.