Acan help please

[Thehearon8ter]

my acans have seemd to be growing slower then i think they should be and 1 may be even smaller then when i bought it, just curious on optimal params for them. My current params are
Ph 8.2
Nitrites 0
Nitrate, i dose to around 3 ppm
Calcium 440
Mg 1330
Alk 9 dkh.
Po4- .2 ppm
I run 6 bulb t5ho about 1 foot off surface of 25" deep tank. Lights run about 10 hours a day. I feed 3 times a week, mysis, rotifers, fauna marin. Any pointers would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[Pola0502ds]

Not sure what your problem is but i can tell you the acans in my tank grow very slow as well and I believe are generally known as slow growers.

 

[Keenan]

agreed ^^

 

[Elementalj]

Gotta be patient. If they don't inflate as they should I'd move them to a shadier spot on the tank floor.

 

[thefullgonzo]

I feed my acans they grow like crazy.

 

[Elementalj]

Mine have regenerated from brown slime after a few dips and regular feeding. They have a strong will to survive if given a chance.

 

[thefullgonzo]

These were double polyps 4 months ago...2 different frags..

 

[Elementalj]

These were double polyps 4 months ago...2 different frags..

They look happy and HUNGRY!!! [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]

 

[Pola0502ds]

I feed my acans they grow like crazy.

What do you feed? I feed mine twice a week with a fish food recipe I came up with..

Acans are beasts and pretty hardy. I had a acan that was dying and some how it fell behind a stack of rocks without me knowing and literally months later I found it. It shrunk to almost nothing and after about 4 months it's back to it's original size. I couldn't believe it.

 

[Elementalj]

What do you feed? I feed mine twice a week with a fish food recipe I came up with..

Acans are beasts and pretty hardy. I had a acan that was dying and some how it fell behind a stack of rocks without me knowing and literally months later I found it. It shrunk to almost nothing and after about 4 months it's back to it's original size. I couldn't believe it.

They have incredible regenerative abilities.

 

[thefullgonzo]

What do you feed? I feed mine twice a week with a fish food recipe I came up with..

Acans are beasts and pretty hardy. I had a acan that was dying and some how it fell behind a stack of rocks without me knowing and literally months later I found it. It shrunk to almost nothing and after about 4 months it's back to it's original size. I couldn't believe it.

Frozen
Spirulina brine shrimp/ Mysis shrimp every other day.

 

[Kungpaoshizi]

The one I have is a slow grower, though in all fairness I have it in a bit of a higher flow, higher light area. It obviously wants less light as the newest growth areas have reached into a dark zone under an overhang.

 

[CodyRVA]

+1 slow growers IME, but I don't target feed either, maybe give it a go?

 

[Thehearon8ter]

Thanks for the responses, ive been target fedding them everyday for a couple of weeks now and moved them around a bit and they seem to be plumping back up and regaining there color

 

[Surfandturf]

Try coral frenzy. My acans loved that and they grew very fast.

 

[MermaidTail]

Reef Roids have my Acans very happy!

 

[Pola0502ds]

Is every day good? Or is it one of those things where too much of anything can be a bad thing?

 

[thefullgonzo]

I was feeding them every day but they stopped taking food. Seems mine like every other day.

 

[Catchemall]

I feed maybe once to twice a week tops and my acans grow pretty fast lower lights lower flow for me. Bottom edge of tank

 

[Surfandturf]

Every other day for mine.