acan help please

[richiero]

For some reason some of my acans are full and others won’t come out of at all.... thx for any help !!!

LED from reefbreeders phantom v2+ x2
130g
Alk 9.0
Ca 430
Mg 1350
Temp 79-80
Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.07
P04 25 PPB
No3 5-10

 

[Hemmdog]

How’s your flow? The one on the bottom of the pic looks happy.

 

[richiero]

the flow i think is good, 2 mp 40's , TunzeTURBELLE STREAM 6105 CONTROLLABLE , gyre...

the mp 40's are on reefcrest and both max out at about 70% controlled by the apex the other 2 pumps are at 50% constant

 

[richiero]

yeah i dont know why one is happy thats been on the sand bed for about 3 weeks the others i just moved to that location they been on a higher rock for months

 

[Travis Stewart]

I will say that my acans are the only coral in my tank that have true off days. They are also my sign I need a water change. Totally normal for coral to have off days. Stay patient and try not to mess with them. If it’s been a while change some water

 

[richiero]

I’ll do a water change , even tho my numbers are good.... I know all my other parameters are stable I use the alkatronic and dosetronic to dose aqua forest 123+ in even numbers

 

[richiero]

Here are my other corals

 

[Hemmdog]

They probably just had to much light, maybe to much flow with being on the rocks. Hopefully they come back for you.

 

[richiero]

You think give it about a month ?

 

[Hemmdog]

You think give it about a month ?

Yea, up to 3 months, some of those look pretty cooked.

 

[richiero]

Ok I’ll try it thx for your help guys !!!

 

[richiero]

You happen to know about dosing hose size in MM would you ?

 

[Hemmdog]

You happen to know about dosing hose size in MM would you ?

Not sure. Sorry man.

 

[Travis Stewart]

You happen to know about dosing hose size in MM would you ?

Usually just airline tubing fits.

 

[richiero]

Usually just airline tubing fits.

This is for the dosetronic it has to be 3.2 MM Inner diameter

 

[Travis Stewart]

This is for the dosetronic it has to be 3.2 MM Inner diameter

Okay ya airline is 5mm inner diameter

 

[Retro Reefer]

It’s completely normal for a colony not to open, sometimes for many days however having so many of them in that state would IMO indicate some kind of issue.. depending on your nutrients and lighting your ALK may be a little high for them, every tank is different but in my system mine seem to do best at around 7.5-8.

Another key to Acan success is daily feedings starting when you introduce them. after they have established themselves and are growing you can cut back feedings to 2-3 times a week.

 

[richiero]

My Alk has been at 9.0 steady for the last 9 months , I guess I could try lowering the Alk but I don’t want to mess up my other corals , I going to try leaving them in that location for a few weeks. Phosphate are 25 PPB and No3 are 5-10

 

[richiero]

Thx for your help

 

[Retro Reefer]

My Alk has been at 9.0 steady for the last 9 months , I guess I could try lowering the Alk but I don’t want to mess up my other corals , I going to try leaving them in that location for a few weeks. Phosphate are 25 PPB and No3 are 5-10

Have they always been fat and healthy until just recently? Do you feed them? Mine could care less about lighting and flow, I have 12 mini colony’s living in different locations in my tank all getting different lighting and flow going from mild to wild