Our Acan Collection.

[Palancar]

Here are some new top down pictures of the Acan tank I took this afternoon with Kathy’s Coolpix camera just messing around. Enjoy.

 

[cay85]

very nice collection! can you tell us how you maintain health and color with your acans. mine are not happy, color is washed out.

 

[tjm350z]

r u blasting them with alot of light cuz i think they only like middle light

 

[Palancar]

very nice collection! can you tell us how you maintain health and color with your acans. mine are not happy, color is washed out.

The tank they are in is 16" deep with a 175 watt 20K MH at 10" above the tank in our greenhouse so they do get diffused sunlight. I am getting a reading of 180 on the par meter in the very center of the tank.

 

[amore169]

Very nice, got to love those acans.

 

[Palancar]

Very nice, got to love those acans.

Thanks, and you have got that one right.

 

[BlazinNano]

Love the acans. Just sold off all my chalices so I could get back in to acans. I remember a year ago I sold all my acans to get into chalices....Funny

The frag tank is awesome. Love the rack.

 

[Palancar]

Thanks, while never having sold off one collection for another I can understand what you are saying. Since I have been bitten by the acan bug, I have been unable to shake the habit and my wife is right there with me. As for the frag rack it is now a total wrap around and now I see some improvements that I can make. I use a magnetic rack in the front of the tank to complete the wrap. I will try to get a FTS to day before the big game.

 

[sexycorals]

wow great collection.. love that acan tank

 

[CoronaNLime]

Absolutely stunning corals and tank!

 

[Bugg_zy]

Very nice collection and
thanks for sharing. I love seeing the larger colonies.

 

[barbianj]

This is the first acan dominated tank that I've seen. Very, very nice. What do you run your Ca and alk at? Do you mount your acans to anything for continued growth, or do they expand on their own?

 

[JNye]

i have to commend you on the layout, i think alot of people wouldn't like the un-natural frag tank look, me personally i love it, nothing all that natural about our tanks anyways, and the way its set-up its all about viewing the colonies all together, love it.

 

[Pellaeon]

This is the first acan dominated tank that I've seen. Very, very nice. What do you run your Ca and alk at? Do you mount your acans to anything for continued growth, or do they expand on their own?

Very interested in this answer. I have been trying to figure this out as well. I have thought about mounting my nicer ACANs to a rock so that they can expand quicker.

 

[ONEmorBEER]

What kind of Acan is in your avatar? Do you have a picture of it in your tank? I am just starting to get into acans and I'm always worried that if my lights aren't the same as the suppliers, I may get a totally different color pattern from them.

 

[Alpha Aquaculture]

ONEmorBEER: Its a lordhowensis. Our host has already posted an enlarged picture of it in the lower portion of the first page. It sure is a beaut!


Palancar: You truly have a nice collection. Thank you for sharing it with us all. If you are really into acans you should pm me for trades. I have some crazy ones that I bet you have never seen. I currently have 40+. I keep mine at 130 par with indirect sunlight. Do you feed yours regularly? Can you tell us about how exactly you feed them? Can you show us a pic of a particular frag and then another pic of the same frag after some time to show growth? (if you can, please tell us the time period between pictures)

Thanks so much and keep the pics coming!

Kris

 

[versach000]

you have goooooood Acan Collection !!!!

 

[Jeremy R.]

Awesome collection of Lords. I really like your frag tank design with the wrap around egg crate shelf.

 

[lazyreefer]

Hello,

You've got some gorgeous 'cans there, and I really like the frag tank "display". You mentioned a magnetic frag rack for the front, what's holding up the racks along the back and sides - I see shelf "brackets" but what is holding them up....superglue to the glass ??

I too would like to hear about your parameters, flow, feeding schedule, and growth rates. I'm also curious if you have suffered any tissue loss on the Acans for apparently unknown reasons, and if so what do you attribute this mysterious RTN too ??

Thanks for your time and again those are some real beauts!

 

[Palancar]

Sorry for not answering questions quicker, my wife and I have been under the weather the past week. I will start with the first questions and work my through them. Thanks for all the comments.