Acans dying

[zlin0524]

all the corals r doing okay . but i bought some Acans from a friend , its been 3 days now, they still not open up . any ideas ? water seems fine , cuz i did 15% water change every-week. i dont know what to do , dont wanna let them die

 

[Bryceandmandy]

Check your parameters, namely alkalinity, calcium, and ph. Ph should be 8.3 , alk around 10-12, calcium 440-480. Check nitrate too, if its more than 30-40 ppm or so they may not be too happy about it.

 

[Jaynie1028]

I been having the same problem with mine. I have a couple frags and a couple colony's and they are all doing bad for weeks now. They don't come all the way out. All my Lps and sps all are doing great. But
There is something about acans in my tank. Such a shame being they are my favorite coral. Everything is in check as well in my tank. I check my levels twice a week. I'm running AI lights that are set at 40 percent white and 50 percent on the blues. I got this light the end of June when
The problem started up with the
Acans. I also have moved the acans
All around my tank to try to make them happy and nothing works.

 

[zlin0524]

I'm guess it's the light, I have MH , and just changed my bulbs 2 months ago . Might be too strong . I don't know man . I have so many acans , and I love them the best . sad

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I had this issue before and i turned my leds down and lower the acans down to the sand bed and raised them slowly to acclimate them to the lighting and after a week i scattered them around the tank into indirect areas as to not overwhelm them with lighting and they have all blossomed well, i even had a friend give me a few that had been dying and sure enough they are doing really well and are eating marine gel and swelling really nicely, i hope this helps.

 

[duke62]

acans dont like strong lighing.also try feeding them.shut your pumps of and squeeze some mysis onto them.there tentacles will probably be out at night try then

 

[zlin0524]

Great tips , thanks

 

[Jaynie1028]

How low can I put AI lights without killing my sps. Right now the day light is at 40 percent and the two blues are at 50 percent. Do u think I should lower the light? If so to what?

 

[Jzhou]

+1 on the lighting recommendations. Try moving them into a shaded area in the tank. Flow also affects acans. Mine seem to hate strong currents.

 

[Jakef150]

Hey,

I lowed 5-10 on my ai cuz my sps doesn't look happy but Lps loves me
35w 50blue 40 royal

I think all tank are different..

Try move acans to shade area

One thing I caught my peppermint shrimp trying eat my acans so I got rid of one... I still have other one in tank and didn t touch or eat corals


Jake