Acan help

[robert_ellis]

So I have tried acans twice now and both times they seem to slowly fade away. What flow and lighting do they prefer. Everyone has them on the bottom which I do but I seem to get no luck. Any advice would be great.

 

[Zoarder]

You have a UV sterilizer?

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[robert_ellis]

You have a UV sterilizer?

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Not hooked up. Should I?

 

[Zoarder]

Not hooked up. Should I?

No, well if you want, I noticed that when I had my acans with UV they were melting but I moved them to my 28 gallon and they slowly recovered. They are usually hardy, unless you got some sick acans to begin with?

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[robert_ellis]

No, well if you want, I noticed that when I had my acans with UV they were melting but I moved them to my 28 gallon and they slowly recovered. They are usually hardy, unless you got some sick acans to begin with?

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They were beautiful when I got them. Just seem to be receding a bit. All other coral are perfect.

 

[Zoarder]

They were beautiful when I got them. Just seem to be receding a bit. All other coral are perfect.

Have you checked your parameters? Maybe something is affecting them. I always put them at the bottom with med flow

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[robert_ellis]

Have you checked your parameters? Maybe something is affecting them. I always put them at the bottom with med flow

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All good. Sps and other lps doing great.


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[jessesoto33]

did you dip acans before you added them? and adding Mag helps also.

 

[Patrickbruno91]

Are you target feeding them?

 

[reefes pieces]

I have mine away from direct light and are doing fine. I think they can be sensitive to LEDs.

 

[Greenfish2]

Do you ever do any kind of dip when acclimating to rid of any hitchhikers or parasites. sometimes this can be the root of the problem! Also I would start them off in the bottom of your tank and give them a chance to adjust to light and flow!

 

[robert_ellis]

Do you ever do any kind of dip when acclimating to rid of any hitchhikers or parasites. sometimes this can be the root of the problem! Also I would start them off in the bottom of your tank and give them a chance to adjust to light and flow!

I don't dip as I am a dirty pirate! He is one the bottom in a lower flow section of the tank with my chalices Under medium light.

 

[resortez]

to my knowledge, they love being target fed, under bluer lights & medium flow in an area where they will naturally get some nutrients off the water column. if you do have a lot of calcifying coral, calcium, mag & all that good stuff will deplete much faster by those that need it the most. so check your parameters & if you have to dose, then dose. also check ozone, i've notice they thrive in highly oxygenated water.

 

[hoopdy]

I'm not sure if this would help, but I notice temperature plays a bit of a role. My acan tend to do better near 75 degrees. But they start to recede around 80-82. Since were having a heat wave here in socali, I would assume that might be the case.

 

[hoopdy]

opps I meant 78 degrees

 

[igotcorals]

Acans love lower light! even at the wholesalers they keep them in blue lights only! with a sign saying "Acans don't like bright light dont turn on whites" for employees. I've seen this at two of my suppliers.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

When I first started keeping acans, most would die. Come to find out, it was due to high phosphates. Now my acans do great.

Bright light will affect acans, but IME I have yet to see one recede/die from high light. (Unless u have it at the top of ur tank under LEDs/MHs.)

Most likely it's a water parameter issue

 

[bruinhd]

When I first started keeping acans, most would die. Come to find out, it was due to high phosphates. Now my acans do great.

Bright light will affect acans, but IME I have yet to see one recede/die from high light. (Unless u have it at the top of ur tank under LEDs/MHs.)

Most likely it's a water parameter issue

I second this. At the beginner level, the most basic things you need to do as you move up to keeping corals is to limit spec grab swings, keep proteins low through skimming or water change, and keep nitrates and phosphate LOW, even if it means using GFO. Only then will the changes with light tweaking, etc matter. Then placement of the corals relative to current, etc. But yeah, phosphates are a big deal. Especially with SPS.

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[robert_ellis]

When I first started keeping acans, most would die. Come to find out, it was due to high phosphates. Now my acans do great.

Bright light will affect acans, but IME I have yet to see one recede/die from high light. (Unless u have it at the top of ur tank under LEDs/MHs.)

Most likely it's a water parameter issue

Moved them to lower light and already notice more color and growth after 2 weeks. They were on the bottom in the middle of the tank and that still seem to be to much light.

 

[GoReef165]

I kill acans no matter what. It's frustrating. I think Schnitz might be on to something with the Phosphate issue though.