Where do you guys put your acans on your aquascape?

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1) Where on your rock work do you place your acans?
2) Anybody got an acan garden going incorporated into their aquascape?

I would love to see some pics if you guys have them!
 

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In my midnight dwarf angelfish’s stomach. I had a nice $250 acan garden happening - but ‘someone’ decided to dine-in. I could show you pictures of what’s left but it’s honestly just depressing...
 
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In my midnight dwarf angelfish’s stomach. I had a nice $250 acan garden happening - but ‘someone’ decided to dine-in. I could show you pictures of what’s left but it’s honestly just depressing...
Man, that sucks. Sorry that happened!
 

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In my midnight dwarf angelfish’s stomach. I had a nice $250 acan garden happening - but ‘someone’ decided to dine-in. I could show you pictures of what’s left but it’s honestly just depressing...
Sorry to hear that. I had a flame angel go rogue on my acans. I was able to pull the fish quickly. It's been a few weeks and they are starting to come back.
 

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I had pretty good luck placing on bottom third of tank when I had a RedSea 260.
 

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I put my acan frag on a DIY portland cement rock I made 15 years ago, and its slowly been covering the rock, I think it will be completely covered by Christmas time. It makes me so happy that something I made myself will be covered with coral life - I wish I could put it back in the ocean so that my rock could be part of the reef forever......
 

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I put my acan frag on a DIY portland cement rock I made 15 years ago, and its slowly been covering the rock, I think it will be completely covered by Christmas time. It makes me so happy that something I made myself will be covered with coral life - I wish I could put it back in the ocean so that my rock could be part of the reef forever......
15 years ago and didnt cover the rock already. how big is this rock :)
 

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1) Where on your rock work do you place your acans?
2) Anybody got an acan garden going incorporated into their aquascape?

I would love to see some pics if you guys have them!
I have them in the middle of my tank, in various locations. I think there are 12 or so spread about... I have several together, but not a garden per se. I have one place on the top of the rock work, but in shaded light under the crossbar.
A pic of a 1/2 the bunch...
 

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Before mine got wiped out, I always had them in the sand attached to small rock, slightly shaded. I had great success until a long spine urchin decided he wanted to snack on them. Took me some time figure out it was him until I caught him in the act. In my experience, they benefit greatly from being fed mysis on the regular.
 
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