Can Acans Adapt to High Par Levels?

[Steve2020]

I have a 40+ head Acan colony that I have had for about 4mo now. I first had him on a new rock on the bottom and was doing good until I found my Chocolate Brown Tang nipping at it. It was at about 125 par. I ended up moving him on a rock near at the top of the tank because my tang only hangs out at mid to lower tank level. I put my lights in 75% acclimation mode for 2 weeks and he was doing great for the last 3.5mo and the Tang left him alone. Par at 235 after acclimation. I have decided I will be adding SPS to my tank so I want to get my par at the top of the rocks to 300-350, plus I re-configured my Vortech pump locations so I moved the Acan colony down to a lower location and it was doing great for a few days until the Tang found him and started picking at him. I just moved the Acan colony to the top again but a slightly different location with 205 par and to where he wont get blasted by flow. Can Acans handle a 300-350 par if acclimated properly? Thinking a 1-2mo acclimation period. The only other LPS I have near the top of the rocks are my Torch and Frogspawn and I do know they will be fine at higher par levels when acclimated properly. I am just not sure about Acans.

On new rock on bottom 125par

 

[Steve2020]

On bottom of tank after Tang nipping at it 125 par


Colony on top rock 235 par for 3 months being left alone

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I wouldn't expose them to 300+ mine seem to thrive best at 80-120 par. I would expect them to bleach with that much light.

 

[Steve2020]

I wouldn't expose them to 300+ mine seem to thrive best at 80-120 par. I would expect them to bleach with that much light.

Thank you for your recommendation. Just out of curiosity, if a coral was to bleach due to too much light how long before you would notice the bleaching? I only ask because I was doing some research and I saw on you tube a tank were he said his Acan colony has been at 325 par for a few years and it looked great. I did also notice during my research that the majority have there Acans from 50-150 par. Mine did good at 235 par but I am not sure if 235-250 will grow SPS sufficiently.
Unfortunately it is starting to look like I need to get rid of my Tang or stick with LPS only and keep my lights where they are set to. Wife won't be happy if I got rid of the Tang since she picked him out.

 

[Lavey29]

I found higher par made mine lose color and just be all orange.

 

[Viva'sReef]

Rainbows tend to get all red with higher par. I wouldnt say they bleach but they lose some of that flourecence

 

[Steven Garland]

Dedinitely will turn red,or brown. Or they will shrink down. If you want insane colors,gutload feed them like crazy,low par about 100-150,constable params and sit back and watch the magic happen.