acan question

jonh5150

jonh5150

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sooooooo I have all softies and a few lps .....the only coral that I have had trouble with is the acan. They just wont open. Today I tried dipping and notice a few pods come of. I was watching the tank for a bit and it seems my Coral Rock Beauty was nipping at him. He is on a rock so I am not sure if he was tasting the coral or just the rock. But now I wonder if this could be my issue with the acan???
 
coral beauty was probably going after the pods. acans can be tricky with lighting and flow. gotta move it around a bit to try different combos til you find the right one
 
lysy85reef said:
all angels are not 100% reef safe and yes he was probably niping those acans if he get a taste of it he wont stop
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+1 if u saw what u thought was nipping... kiss the acans goodbye.. any fleshy lps like scolys, blastos, acans.. they love
 
jonh5150 said:
sooooooo I have all softies and a few lps .....the only coral that I have had trouble with is the acan. They just wont open. Today I tried dipping and notice a few pods come of. I was watching the tank for a bit and it seems my Coral Rock Beauty was nipping at him. He is on a rock so I am not sure if he was tasting the coral or just the rock. But now I wonder if this could be my issue with the acan???
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Also what u mean by open? U mean feeders come out? Not all acans do that. Must just puff up. Keep acans around 100-150 par with medium flow.... And u'll b good if the angel doesn't eat them.
 
I have a bare bottom but yes I have had them on the bottom. ... Shaded partial shaded .... 75 gallon 2 -150 halides and 96w of actinics
 
Mag 1300. Cal 460 . Kh. 8. Temp 77 spec grav 25
Phos almost 0. No nitrates I'm thinking maybe it's that angel????
 
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