I started with about 3 mushrooms a few months ago, and they were doing rather well. I believe their chocolate mushrooms (all brown with flourescent greenblue sheen in the right lighting), but I didn't realize how many different types of mushrooms there were when I bought them, so I didn't ask exactly what type they were. Anyway, I recently discarded my Coralife 96w 50/50 for some Tek T5s (4x36W). I've tried a few combinations with lights, and the rest of my corals seem to be doing fine with 2x11000K during most of the day with a 6500K and actinic added to the mix in the middle of the day (only for 2 hours currently). The mushrooms, however, have stayed shrunken since I got the new lighting. They started off about 1 foot underwater with the lights about 4" off the water. Fortunately, I had them on a small rock so I just moved that down another 4" onto the sand, but it doesn't seem to have helped. I haven't changed my water flow, my water parameters are basically the same, and the rest of the corals (cabbage leather, hammer coral & pagoda cup) are all looking great, though the cabbage leather did decline for awhile, but I think that's because I was keeping all 4 lights on for too long. Anyway, has anyone else had similar issues with this amount of lighting? I've submitted before and after photos for your amusement.
