Acan Lord care

[greenstarfish03]

Does anyone have a good article or link that explains how to care for acan lords? Mine seem to be fine, but I wanted to make sure there aren't things I'm missing.

Water quality is a given. Mine are currently under 5-T5s at the bottom of my tank. Should I be feeding them and if so how and what has worked for you guys? Anything else special they like?

Thanks

[XSiVE]

I rarely, if ever feed my acans and they grow pretty nicely, they are always very puffy during the daytime... I think I have a little too much flow for them but whatever, my SPS are more important to me

[jolson10450]

i feed mine 1 time a week with the rest of the tank. i take a turkey baster and load up a cup with some mysis mixed with oyster feast and blow it over them, my duncans, my anemones etc... your lights are fine. i got mine under t5's on my sand bad too.

[bobilo]

I also have mine on the sandbad under T5's I used to manually feed them but stopped. I just feed the whole tank oyster feast every other day and they are multiplying well. I have heard that more light and more manual feeding makes them grow faster but it is not necessary IME.

[greenstarfish03]

Sounds like I'm on the right path then. They basically sit on the sand bed and maybe get some food when I feed some Mysis to everything else.

Anyone know how they grow? I mean do they use calcium to create a bony structure underneath the soft polyps basically like a hammer? I would assume so but I'm not 100% sure. I don't need them to be atatched to a rock to give them room to grow do I? I have a small colony of about 5-6 heads of rainbows that are on a small rock. I just want to make sure they have what they need to expand.

Thanks

[ReeferRob]

Yes they do absorb calcium and build a skeletal structure like a hammer coral.

I have all mine on the sand bed or on rocks just a few inches up. Lower light provided nicer coloration. Feeding is not required but does help them grow and stimulates the feeding response more regularly, which I enjoy watching.
I usually broadcast feed the tank a oysterfeast about 10 minutes after lights out and then feed mysis or rods or TM LPS food a about ten minutes later.

[greenstarfish03]

Is the oysterfeast Dt's oyster eggs or is that something different?

[ReeferRob]

Is the oysterfeast Dt's oyster eggs or is that something different?

Similar to DT;s but made by Reef Nutrition. Easy squeezy bottle! The DT's is a frozen coctail that needs to be mixed with tank water. Just an extra step is all. Been a few years since I've used it, corals like it but find better quicker feeding response from the Reef Nutrition.

Post some pics of those cans your caring for!

[greenstarfish03]

I'm horrible at getting photos that are good representations of my corals but I will try.

[greenstarfish03]

Try these pics.