mushroom lighting question.asap

[D.J.]

hey guys i have a BUTT load of shrooms that i need to move outa my tank..i have a 40g tank to house them but my question is...

the tank only has a regular flouresent single tube light like all tank comes with.......

is that enuff for just mushrooms if they are placed high in the tank? they would stay in there under that light...i plan to buy a twin tube t5 to add to it but thats not for a few weeks and i need them outa my tank asap....

i know they are low light corals but just disnt want to throw them off in there without askin if they would be ok....


thanks

[jenglish]

hmmm..... can't say that I have ever tried that low before. I had them low in the tank under a single 55 watt PC and they did well. If it was only for a few weeks I would think they should be able to limp through it until then, but I can't be sure of that.

[Wiskey]

No - they won't live under that light, but they will probably get by for a week or two with it,.. or if you could have direct sunlight shine on the tank it will get them by.

Whiskey

[jenglish]

Perhaps a fellow club member has a light to borrow a couple of weeks, even a clamp lamp with a CFL would help quite a bit.

[Wiskey]

Originally Posted by jenglish

Perhaps a fellow club member has a light to borrow a couple of weeks, even a clamp lamp with a CFL would help quite a bit.

True!
Or if you have like 3 of those lights that come with those tanks, that would help

Whiskey

[D.J.]

i didnt think they would live in that low of light....

i have some other lights but not in the 36in lenght....


ill come up with something.......

ill ask around the club and see whats out there....buddy of mine has a single bulb 150w mh bulb in a homemade setup but no way to attach it to my canopy....and his reflector is WAY to big for my tank...