Acan corals

[ianparky]

getting an acan tomorrow anyone know where they are best placed for flow and lighting?

 

[Chameleon]

low flow low light...but FWI they are LPS

 

[ianparky]

Sorry pressed the wrong tab lol thanks

 

[Shep]

Yep. low flow with low light. They are really easy to care for and are one of the most colorful corals. Oh and it doesn't hurt to feed them every now and then.

 

[ianparky]

This is the acan i got well happy with it

 

[Shep]

This is the acan i got well happy with it

Very nice looking!

 

[WindeyD]

Nice colony, should multiply quickly for you; I have mine in the bottom 3rd of a 40B using a 4 bulb ATI T5 and mine are doing great. Low flow.

 

[ianparky]

Got mine on a rock just off the bottom in gentle flow opened out nice in only an hour or so

 

[inkedsparkster]

I don't exactly have a low flow area of my tank available for real estate. I have my acan's on the sandbed in a medium flow area. They seem to love it. Not saying it is the proper placement. Just showing that they can survive and thrive other places.

 

[Eckolancer]

Mine are all in high light and flow. Seem to be growing great.

 

[Jlobes]

Nice Acans. Ecko: what's the third one, the smaller rainbow frag/colony? Looking good indeed

 

[Pete polyp]

They will tolerate a wide range of conditions. For optimum color and growth pick a low light (even shaded) low flow area and feed them a couple times per week. In high light conditions they will lose some of the colors and favor darker color as the zooax thickens.

 

[IdahoFledgling]

Acan related question:

I've heard they are aggressive towards other corals, but not to other Acans? Is this true, anyone with experience with this? I'd love to do an Acan garden in my sand bed, I think zoas are overdone and I want to be different...

 

[Pete polyp]

They don't hurt eachother