Acans

[PaReeferJ]

I love the look of Acans and would like to add them to my tank. Just wondering what kind of care they require? Are they difficult to keep or fairly easy?

 

[twilliard]

To me they are easy
They love to eat small meaty foods
They are not a high light coral

 

[Shep]

Very easy to care for! Low light, low flow and spot feed them

 

[PaReeferJ]

Great! Then that will be my next purchase. Any of them better than others?

 

[that Reef Guy]

Feeding them is Huge.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...nthids-happy-healthy-and-growing-fast.250791/

I have lots of Helpful Tips in that Thread.

Even though I Posted it in the Zoanthid Forum all of those Tips will Apply to Acans too.

 

[that Reef Guy]

Great! Then that will be my next purchase. Any of them better than others?

Rainbows are the Most Sought after Acans.

 

[Roboson]

I was just about to start a thread on acans when I saw this one. I just got a small rainbow acan frag and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on light level, flow level, and all that sort of thing.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I was just about to start a thread on acans when I saw this one. I just got a small rainbow acan frag and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on light level, flow level, and all that sort of thing.

I currently Keep all Rainbows I have under Very Dim LED but I ONLY use Blue Light.

And they all Keep their Color.

I use a Single 32 Watt Kessil A150 Deep Ocean Blue Actinic.

They are Kept on the Far Side of the Tank Away from the Light.

Blue Light is the Best Spectrum for Acans to Keep their Color But is the Most Important for Rainbows.

You do not want to Spend a Fortune on a Rainbow only to have it turn Solid Red Under White Light or too Much Light!

All Acans will Look Better Under Solid Blue LED but they will Grow Much Much Faster under T5.

So I Keep Rainbows under LED and A and B Grade Under T5.

 

[nex64]

I always had my cheap China LEDs wash out my rainbow acans to orange or dull red. Always loved how acans just do their thang under t5s, but if you can get good color from LEDs, more power to ya!

 

[adestafi]

I'm using radions and they're doing great. They always open up and eat a LOT, they multiply rather quickly

 

[Salty Addiction]

I'm using radions and they're doing great. They always open up and eat a LOT, they multiply rather quickly

Hi! I have radion gen 1. Can you give me any tips on lighting, schedule, intensity?

 

[ahiggins]

Next to super colorful zoas, acans are my favorite! They are so fun to feed too!
I have an AI prime and they are placed bottom/mid tank and they have flourished. 15+ heads on 1 and 4+ heads on another in about 2 months.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I always had my cheap China LEDs wash out my rainbow acans to orange or dull red. Always loved how acans just do their thang under t5s, but if you can get good color from LEDs, more power to ya!

The Key is Keep the LED Low and Do all Blue.

Do NOT use White or any other Color.

Acans are found in Deeper Water that is Very Very Blue so this also Mimicks their Natural Habitat.

 

[MermaidTail]

I find them really easy too! Feeding them keeps them happy!

 

[dakoop]

Not sure why but Acans and my tank don't mix. They shrivel and die.

 

[JaimeAdams]

Lords love me and I love them. Super easy. As everyone has said keep them under blue light. Feed them all the time. I try to feed DAILY.

 

[Jimbo662]

Also, if the water is too clean that'll affect them.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

With the rainbows, it is my understanding and experience that if given too much light, the will begin to shift to a total red coloration. Once I shaded mines bit i started to see more green, blue, and yellows pop out.