Acans not opening

[glb]

Hi everyone. My acans have not puffed up for 5-6 days that I can tell. Their color is still fine but they're flat as pancakes. This is what they look like puffed up

This is what they've looked like lately

They haven't faded at all but I'm worried about them. Ca 500 , Kh 8.5, mg c. 1300, nitrates less than 10, temp stable. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Planedoc]

How long have you had them and how long have they been retracted

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[glb]

I've had them about 3-4 weeks and I haven't seen them puff up in about a week.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[glb]

I fed them fish food, the small pellet type. They gobbled it up but now I'm wondering if that was a bad move.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[mike007]

You are only running your main lights at 25%. How long are you running them? Have you tried feeding?

 

[Lc310]

Fish food isn't good for acans I tried it too lol
Try fauna marin lps pellets they're amazing

 

[Lc310]

 

[glb]

Oh I meant the percentage of light that's actinic blue, as in three out of the four bulbs. The other one is white. Sorry if I used the term wrong.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[glb]

I tried to feed them but no luck.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[glb]

I run them for 8 hours I think.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Planedoc]

I feed mine cyclopleez reef snow and various plankton . I keep them at upper level of the tank under 4 T5 lights.

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[reef4beer]

Have you tried moving them to another spot ?

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[glb]

No but I can. I thought it might be current. It's a nano so there's not much I can do to change the lighting.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[glb]

What are you thinking? Not enough light? Too much?


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Ajk'sreef]

I feed them cyclopleez & Mysis Shrimp 2 times a week. Im running them under Par38 Full Spectrum 20K Bulb and have them at bottom of the tank.

 

[glb]

I have Oyster Feast. Is that good for them?


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[reef4beer]

They love oyster eggs.

Where do you have them placed? I had issues with them not opening when I had my 5 gallon I just moved them down to lower lighting.

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[glb]

They're close to the bottom of the tank. The only way to lessen the light would be to put them in a shadow.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Ajk'sreef]

They're close to the bottom of the tank. The only way to lessen the light would be to put them in a shadow.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

How much flow are the getting that might be a problem also. From my experience with them they don't like a lot of flow on them. That's what I noticed with ones that I have.

 

[mpjones]

I've found that they are all different. I have some that live the love and others not so much. Try moving them with a oil different flow n lighting n see what happens. I feed mine limpets or rods reef, along with oyster feast and phyto feast.


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