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justme97
12/30/2008, 02:13 PM
Ok, I got these mushrooms from my lfs and in the store they gave off a strong blue color...like cobalt (these weren't the exact ones I got but the ower swears mine are from the same colony), yet in my tank under pc lighting they give off more of a purple color with just a little blue. Is it normal for these mushrooms to look more purple than blue under different lighting or water conditions or levels of growth? If so how do I bring out more of the blue color?
ReefFreek917
12/30/2008, 02:24 PM
Most likely its the lighting. If it was under a couple actinics at the LFS and under none in yours than there will be a difference in color. Lighting makes all the difference.
spleify
12/30/2008, 02:27 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14043415#post14043415 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefFreek917
Lighting makes all the difference.
^^ Yep!!
justme97
12/30/2008, 02:32 PM
I thought they were under hallides at the store...up high.
Mine do look blue when my actinics are only on in the dawn/dusk setting of my light but it's not the rich cobalt blue they looked in the store...
jmadison
12/30/2008, 02:34 PM
Purple mushrooms look irredecent(sp?) blue when they are just under being fully inflated, is it possible that yours look metallic blue right after lights come on and they are still inflating? Its often the case.
justme97
12/30/2008, 04:45 PM
Is there a difference between blue mushrooms and purple mushrooms or are they bascially the same thing?
abraha
12/30/2008, 07:17 PM
Different lighting = different colors.
woodiecrafts
12/30/2008, 07:25 PM
Like eeveryone else has said, the lighting makes the colors look alot different from tank to tank. And yes, unless I am mistaken there are blues and purples as well.
paraletho
12/30/2008, 10:27 PM
http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t341/paraletho/PC280100.jpg
Do yours look like this. These are under PC lighting 14K daylight and Actinic + 1 Coral life actinic. I've noticed a big difference from my LFS VHO Actinics to my PC bulbs.
justme97
12/31/2008, 02:13 PM
Ok...here mine are under 10k+actinic blue pc lighting...I think the camera makes them look more blue than they actually are...still I think overall they are more purple, right?
http://www.geocities.com/ls1fireguy/tank1013e.jpg
ethank77
12/31/2008, 08:33 PM
How long are they in the tank now. If not long they may blue up as time goes on. How many watts of Actinic I have 130watts Actinic + 92 watts 12K.
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