acans, low light or high light? Show pictures too :)

[CoralWealth]

So I am wondering if rainbow and multi colored acans normally do better in lower light or high light?

I would appreciate pictures of your acans and letting me know where you have them in your tank.

Thanks!

 

[James M]

Acans overall do better in low light/shady areas of the tank

 

[CoralWealth]

Acans overall do better in low light/shady areas of the tank

what about flow?

 

[Odlc84]

Low light/low flow. Too much light and you end up with red acans. Too much flow they dont look fluffy. Her are some of mine

 

[CoralWealth]

Low light/low flow. Too much light and you end up with red acans. Too much flow they dont look fluffy. Her are some of mine

very very nice. Thank you!!

 

[Hemmdog]

Mine are at 250 par getting rocked by flow all day. They grow new heads all the time and look great imo. So I’m going to go ahead and disagree with low light low flow. I’m gonna call it a “medium” all around.

 

[CoralWealth]

Mine are at 250 par getting rocked by flow all day. They grow new heads all the time and look great imo. So I’m going to go ahead and disagree with low light low flow. I’m gonna call it a “medium” all around.

yours are nice too!

 

[Hemmdog]

Thank you !

yours are nice too!

 

[Flatlandreefer]

Rainbows will lose their rainbow in high light. I don't have any pics on hand but I have expierenced this first hand. You can really see the difference if you have a colony where most is in higher direct light and then a few heads on the back are getting shaded or have lower light, you will see more coloration/rainbow effect on those few heads getting less par.

This being said i know that lower par is generally better but what specific values I can't say.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Mine are in low to medium light with medium varied flow. I can see the polyps gently move but not getting blasted.

 

[Hemmdog]

Mine are in low to medium light with medium varied flow. I can see the polyps gently move but not getting blasted.

Wow nice! They look hungry! lol

 

[CoralWealth]

are they any blue or yellow acans?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Wow nice! They look hungry! lol

They are always hungry. My reds are starting to display rainbow colors. My ultra was all orange with pink and starting to show neon green and yellow stripes.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

are they any blue or yellow acans?

Found this teal one recently

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Rainbows will lose their rainbow in high light. I don't have any pics on hand but I have expierenced this first hand. You can really see the difference if you have a colony where most is in higher direct light and then a few heads on the back are getting shaded or have lower light, you will see more coloration/rainbow effect on those few heads getting less par.

This being said i know that lower par is generally better but what specific values I can't say.

Interesting. I have a red acan where the lower polyps and newer ones underneath are displaying rainbow colors

 

[SKYHIGGh]

Mine are at bottem of tank and I think medium and medium are the way to go.

 

[NotSoCivil_Engineer]

Here's our rainbow under a variety of intensities. No photoshop - just a macro and tweaking the radions a bit.

 

[Hypan]

I keep mine under lower light , very blue. In the light they are around 80-100 par, on the backside under my overhang my rainbow gets all kinds of crazy colors. Best pics I have at the moment.

 

[NotSoCivil_Engineer]

Those are gorgeous! Most of mine are in the 100-120 range. I may shift them down lower now!

 

[mginani]

Medium-Medium