My mushrooms are shrinking

[Bonta]

Hey RC
The mushrooms that are shrinking are these kinds http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=02-1419-10&Category=Coral And Invertebrates:Mushrooms&SortBy=Price

The first month they were looking great, now they are slowly shrinking a couple centimeters a week.
My params are
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
20 nitrate
Calcium 430
Alk 9

My lights are PCs, 108 watts over a 60 gallon
My nitrates are a little high , and I'm in the middle on maintaining them but Mushrooms can tolerate them right ?

Thanks !

 

[iamwrasseman]

tagging on this one ,same problem with the frilly ones and the Florida ricordeas

 

[Over9000]

How strong of flow do you have them in? Some of my Green Fluorescent Mushrooms were in too much flow and would shrivel up until I repositioned them. Maybe you could try a different spot in your tank if that is possible.

 

[PIPS]

tagging along

 

[iamwrasseman]

they certainly are in a spot that has flow so i will move them and see what happens .lower flow the way ta go '

 

[Bonta]

Mines are in low to no flow spot

 

[tahoe61]

Try shadding them more, they may be exhibiting photoinhabiton from the direct lighting. I find this usually fixes the problem if done before they start falling off, and yes reduce flow too.

 

[Little Lucy 27]

+1 on low flow, mine like very little flow

 

[RockinSmall]

my orange rics always shrink to teeny tiny- smaller then a dime- even though all were larger than quarters... however, greens and blues are huge.. i have had them in many different areas of my tank.. no change.

 

[RobH]

I tried to put mine in low flow areas, however this was my first tank, and I liked the really fine grain sand....big mistake. So whenever I put a coral, or rock in low flow areas, they get covered in sand pretty quick. In the high flow areas, they at least dont get covered in sand.
My next tank, I am definetely going with a little bigger size sand cause these constant sand storms are annoying.

 

[iamwrasseman]

can your powerheads be aimed somewhere else as to not create a sandstorm ? if not i would imagine they are to big for that tank .

 

[kpl519]

I have 3 blue mushrooms on a rock in my tank that where very large in my friends 14 gallon oceanic. I put them in the bottom of my 55 with 2 175watt MH on it and they are shriveling quick. I have placed them at the bottom of the tank in a slightly shaded area on the sand in lower flow with no improvement. I have no real great overhang for them to be under.

What do you guys think?

 

[Bonta]

What kind of lights did your friend have ? MH are really strong lights you might have shocked them