Acan not particularly happy

[CasperOe]

Hi Reefers

Over the past couple of days, my acan furthest to the left has decided it won't be happy anymore leaving me confused as to what I am doing wrong.

All three were introduced at the same day roughly three months ago with no recent changes to filtration, lights, flow or parameters.

Here's my most current parameters from this morning:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.2
Alk - 8.3
Ca - 435
Mag - 1345
PO4 - 0.04 ZERO confirmed by ICP after this post
NO3 - 0.5 (too low!)

Now, they did stand a bit closer so I spread them out some more yesterday.

Also a full shot of the tank.

I am dosing Triton, phosphate remover and nitrate increasing - consistently since I got the coral. - And Red Sea AB+ amino.

Any suggestions would be helpful. I did loose another one two weeks back. Woke up and it was covered in a mucus like substance suggesting to me coral warfare.

This one don't show the same rapid symptoms though.

 

[APlusAquatics]

That low NO3 is where I would start personally if nothing else has changed in the tank.

 

[CasperOe]

That low n03 is where I would start personally if nothing else has changed in the tank.

Slowly dosing it up, currently at 15 ml/day of Brightwell's NeoNitro

Thanks

 

[CasperOe]

Should have an ICP through any minute now, it is currently being processed at Triton in the UK. Let's see what they got to say.

I have no reason to believe any parameters are way off but one can be surprised

 

[1112-425XL]

Not sure if this will help, but mine enjoys a slightly shaded area. Whenever I try moving to an open area it stays closed.

 

[CasperOe]

Not sure if this will help, but mine enjoys a slightly shaded area. Whenever I try moving to an open area it stays closed.

I will give that a go! The other two seems happy, but yet again they're not quite the same.

It was happy down there in the front for three months but it might just have decided that it's time to move.

Cheers, I'll try and move it to a more shaded area!

 

[Lavey29]

Not sure if this will help, but mine enjoys a slightly shaded area. Whenever I try moving to an open area it stays closed.

This is true for mine also.

 

[CasperOe]

Not sure if this will help, but mine enjoys a slightly shaded area. Whenever I try moving to an open area it stays closed.

It's been moved now so we shall see

 

[1112-425XL]

It's been moved now so we shall see

Worth a try??

 

[CasperOe]

Worth a try??

At this point, anything is thanks for the suggestion, it's moved so tomorrow might show slight improvement. We shall see.

 

[kevgib67]

I’m leaning towards low nitrates, I’d get them up to 10-15. Beautiful acans by the way!

 

[VintageReefer]

I find acans to be super moody. I have three nice rainbow acan frags, all from same seller, all aquacultured and tank raised. And every so often, one of them, or even one polyp, is upset. If I do nothing and wait a day or two, usually it returns to normal.

Longest streak was one colony wouldn’t open more than halfway for two months. Then opened fluffier than ever. All are target fed, I get every polyp. Same conditions. And sometimes all 3 are open fully and sometimes one is acting up

 

[CasperOe]

So, the ICP results are in!

Phosphate - 0
Iodine - 0

Guess that's a place to start ;-)

 

[VintageReefer]

Iodine 0? I would start there

Do you target feed your acans? If yes then I would think phosphate is the lesser concern, as they are getting nutrition from feeding

 

[CasperOe]

Iodine 0? I would start there

Do you target feed your acans? If yes then I would think phosphate is the lesser concern, as they are getting nutrition from feeding

Aye, iodine zero. Did not expect that, I do send in ICP tests every two months and it was a little off last time.

 

[Pod_01]

phosphate remover and nitrate increasing - consistently since I got the coral. - And Red Sea AB+ amino.

I would stop with phosphate remover and if phosphate is indeed low I would stop dosing amino. For example below is TM warning:

Looking at your tank you might not required amino, seems like you do have lot of fish.

Also bring up the I, from my experience that helps.

Good luck,

 

[1112-425XL]

At this point, anything is thanks for the suggestion, it's moved so tomorrow might show slight improvement. We shall see.

How's the Acan doing?

 

[CasperOe]

How's the Acan doing?

He's doing well better, it's nice when you do something and it actually works!!

Thanks for asking, I appreciate your assistance! Now it's just the torch coral I have that appear to be suffering. Slowly bringing my nitrate up to an acceptable (..detectable!) level.

Stupid too good refugium!