webbl19
Active Member
Hey guys hope all is well with your reefs.
I've been struggling with this Acan frag for along time now, one of my first corals that I got over a year or so. Not sure what's up with it. Lighting is my only guess or possible fish troubles.
This guy will not open in my DT. If I move him to my sump he will fluff up in a few hours and shows his tentacles and looks healthy and fine. As soon as I move him anywhere in my DT it shrivels up. I had thought that my valentini puffer was eating it. I've seen him nip at it's base and sometimes at the top, but the frag had algea and crap on it at the time. So figured the puffer was eating some bugs or something. I have Duncan coral, Torch coral, and a hammer. The puffer doesn't mess with any of them, so I don't know that he actually eats it.
Anyway, I haven't seen the puffer around him in awhile, but the thing is still shriveled up. I have it as low on the rocks as I can without getting it in the sand, which I read is not good. What type of lighting does it need? I don't feel like my light is too strong. I have a 55 gallon with 1 165w led cheap black box. I know the light is enough cause I was bleaching some stuff out when I had it turned up. Everything else is thriving. Fish, coral, inverts, water is clean, ro/di, parameters are all in check, been watching it like a hawk. I really want this thing to grow. My sump has a much lower light. Do I just need to put the thing in the shade?
Here you can see him way down at the bottom right, down by the GSP. And no it's not touching the GSP.
Any ideas would be great. Thanks all
I've been struggling with this Acan frag for along time now, one of my first corals that I got over a year or so. Not sure what's up with it. Lighting is my only guess or possible fish troubles.
This guy will not open in my DT. If I move him to my sump he will fluff up in a few hours and shows his tentacles and looks healthy and fine. As soon as I move him anywhere in my DT it shrivels up. I had thought that my valentini puffer was eating it. I've seen him nip at it's base and sometimes at the top, but the frag had algea and crap on it at the time. So figured the puffer was eating some bugs or something. I have Duncan coral, Torch coral, and a hammer. The puffer doesn't mess with any of them, so I don't know that he actually eats it.
Anyway, I haven't seen the puffer around him in awhile, but the thing is still shriveled up. I have it as low on the rocks as I can without getting it in the sand, which I read is not good. What type of lighting does it need? I don't feel like my light is too strong. I have a 55 gallon with 1 165w led cheap black box. I know the light is enough cause I was bleaching some stuff out when I had it turned up. Everything else is thriving. Fish, coral, inverts, water is clean, ro/di, parameters are all in check, been watching it like a hawk. I really want this thing to grow. My sump has a much lower light. Do I just need to put the thing in the shade?
Here you can see him way down at the bottom right, down by the GSP. And no it's not touching the GSP.
Any ideas would be great. Thanks all
love feeding him!
