Toadstool mushroom Leather HELP!

[fishkeeprian]

Hi

When I brought my coral it had green tips, but these have seemed to have gone white, but under blue light they do illuminate green.

The coral is situated on the sand bed, is it getting enough light?

Any advise will be great

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[Dkuhlmann]

Many leather corals, and most certainly Toadstools need high lighting and lots of flow in order to be happy. What lights do you have? Leathers also will go into a funk when they shed so don't be alarmed when you see it not extend it's polyps and it's looking like it's dying, it's getting ready to shed.

 

[fishkeeprian]

Hi,

I currently have;

power: 18W
dimension(cm): 57 x 12.5
LEDs : 66 White , 12 blue
lumens : 2530
8000K white LED
Blue 460nm LED

I have just noticed this light says in the advert fish only tank so I thin k I have made a mistake here.

I may order the following;

Feature:
--Ultra thin design,saving your space
--One Switches,Two modes.So you can choice blue or white+blue color which you like.
--For marine organisms,coral and aquatic cultivation
--Power adaptor witjin,DC 12V power input
--Over 50,000 hour life of LED chips
--Adjustable lamp support bracket,convenience to use
--Light weight,long life span
--Light with 4014SMD,more bright

Specifications:
1)Size:28cm aquarium over head led light
2)Light color:white or white+blue(2 modes)
3)Fit for the tank of 28cm(Min)-48cm(Max)
4)LED Qty:36 x SMD4014(30 pieces white SMD and 6 pieces blue SMD)
5)Power:6W
6)Power input: 220-240V 50HZ/60HZ9(suitable for 220-240V electricity supply countries)
7)Power output: 12V

What do you think?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

What is the brand of this light that you're looking at? Can you post a link? It sounds ok I'd just like to see what brand and how much it is, there might be better options available depending on your budget.

 

[fishkeeprian]

Hi its;

RunQiao 6W 28cm Aquarium Fish Tank Over-Head Lamp 36SMD LED Light Blue/White+Blue(2 MODES)www.amazon.co.uk/RunQiao-Aquarium-Over-Head-36SMD-Light/dp/B0116GPEES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459244988&sr=8-1&keywords=RunQiao+6W+28cm+Aquarium+Fish+Tank+Over-Head+Lamp+36SMD+LED+Light+Blue%2FWhite%2BBlue%282+MODES%29

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I'm not familiar with this brand of light and depending on what you plan on keeping, The price is too cheap to expect much.

If you're going to have any of the more light dependent corals or even anemones I think you would be better off finding something more like the Chinese Black Box 165w full spectrum dimmable LED's you can find on Ebay or Amazon for around $95 USD. This light will provide enough light for pretty much anything you could want to keep.