Growth rate in Acans

[Acronuts1]

Has anyone done any measuring of growth rates for acans in captivity?
I have had several in my tank for several months and while the sps's and monti's show growth the acans don't.
They still open up beautifully everyday its just that I don't see new polyp growths.
Should I feed them more often than once a month?

On another note anyone witness how these corals seem to enjoy the addition of kalkwasser? How about Logol's solution?
Why? When ever I add these two elements(not together or at same time) my acans open up twice the size.
Would like to hear anyone's thoughts on these two things.

Thanks,
Juan

 

[Anonymous]

Has anyone done any measuring of growth rates for acans in captivity?
I have had several in my tank for several months and while the sps's and monti's show growth the acans don't.
They still open up beautifully everyday its just that I don't see new polyp growths.
Should I feed them more often than once a month?

Yeah, feed them a lot more than once a month and they'll grow . Fed mine 3x a week with good results. I hand feed them mysis using forceps to place it in each polyp.

On another note anyone witness how these corals seem to enjoy the addition of kalkwasser? How about Logol's solution?
Why? When ever I add these two elements(not together or at same time) my acans open up twice the size.
Would like to hear anyone's thoughts on these two things.

Thanks,
Juan

I always dose Kalk in my current tank as makeup water (but not Lugol's) so I can't tell you how they fare without it. With it everything looked good...well until my tank crashed last week :lol:

 

[Acronuts1]

I will try and feed more often. I am going to add Mg and test for it.
I will let you know in about a month.
Thanks