Coral Question Acan vs. Favia

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Thank you so much scott for this video its been very helpful i think acans are the ones for me i really appreciate it 👍👍

[@ScottM]

Lee and Mandy Battersby happy to be of help. Anytime you need help just ask. 😀

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Thanks

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

My acan is arriving wednesday do you have any tips on acclimating them

[@ScottM]

I usually temperature acclimate them, drip acclimate them, give them a coral dip and then place them on the sand for a week before putting them where I want them. Good luck with the new addition and don't forget to do a video showing us what you got.

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Thanks for the reply just want to give them the best start ... sure i will do a video

[@jong9970]

I only have one acan, and like yours, it was red when I bought it 2 yrs. ago and is now orange. I target feed mine pellets & it has grown from 2 heads to about 15. Great info! Pls. continue sharing your experiences with the viewers, as they help us with our decision-making.

[@ScottM]

Jon G. thank you very much Jon and this series will definitely become a regular. Congrats on the success with your Acans, great job.

[@ronaldwofford7083]

Great Information things I needed to know about the coral. Thank.

[@ScottM]

Thank you very much and all the best.

[@DJ_LittlePea]

Well I never knew this so thanks for all this great info I'm saving this to my favourites playlist .... you learn something new everyday and today was my day 🤗🤗🤗

[@ScottM]

PsychedelicBabe I am happy to help out Psyche and at least start to repay all you have done for me. It looks like this will be a reoccurring series so much more to come..😀👍

[@maine932]

Casting my vote for a weekly series...Yea!

[@ScottM]

maine932 definitely going to make it a weekly series. thank you for the vote maine

[@lisademayo8589]

hiya! is that a mini scoli on the right on top of the square plug?

[@ScottM]

If memory serves me right, this was just a no name one that I picked up in my travels. Sorry it didn't give you anymore detail but sometimes that's just the way it happens. All the best.

[@lisademayo8589]

@@ScottM awesome. i thought they HAD to be on sand. i guess it's not true?

[@jordandr96]

What is the coral at the bottom left when showing the acans? I have that exact one and I've been curious as to what kind of coral it is.

[@yourfellowreefer7145]

hey scott just got an acan in my tank, i am so happy with it , i love ho they have so much color and are easy to feed. i plan on making an entire rock dedicated to them with some room between them of course, ill keep you updated on how my new rock called "acan city" goes lol. -your fellow reefer

[@ScottM]

Sounds great buddy. Yes they are really sweet and with the variety of colors out there you can get crazy. I look forward to seeing acan city. All the best.

[@apdroidgeek1737]

Idk if my coral is a favia its so weird looking, but it grows so fast too, 2 months and it now has 5 new heads granted i feed it with reefroids every week

[@gold3nrul311]

this guys intro is awesome lol, 1990s style

[@ScottM]

Thank you

[@maocdroid]

great info, a have a favia loosing its flesh slowly for almost 3 months. I tried to target feed it once a week without any success. what would you do about that?

[@ScottM]

Mauricio Cañon since it is loosing is flesh try a dip in iodine or coral dip and attempt night feeding. Also check the lighting and flow. Good luck.

[@EddiesReefAquaria]

Hi Scott, I have acans and keep multiplying, but on the nano I haven't had a favia. When I setup the Nuvo 40 then I probably will get one. Great Video Scott ! Eddie

[@ScottM]

Eddies Reef Aquaria thank you Eddie and luck with the Favia. Keep us updated. 😀

[@EddiesReefAquaria]

Will do. Eddie

[@benbutler3883]

Great vid!

[@barbieperez178]

Can u place them (both types of corals) side by side or should they stay far from each other

[@ScottM]

I would be careful in that favias can send out sweepers that will attack others corals near them. They will also do this to other acans as well.

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

New subscriber. I have tons of questions. I would appreciate any and all advice.

[@ScottM]

Don't be nervous just ask. Welcome...

[@Davelembo]

Hey Scott, enjoying the channel bud. My Lordhowesis did the same thing when I switched to LEDs. It got rusty lol. Good eaters tho.

[@ScottM]

Dave Lembo thank you very much Dave. I don't know why they do it but you can never predict how they will react to different lighting. I am with you because they are eaters..lol

[@DownSouthReefer]

Nice informative vid. Good job.

[@ScottM]

Down South Reefer thank you brother.

[@NRG-ds5hc]

nice video! I got a dreamful colony 4 weeks ago. Now it looks like blaah. Brown. The whole Rainbow is gone and it was really a stunnig piece. will the colors come back if i shade it? or do they need more light? Run my Maxspect Razor @ 55% white - 85% blue

[@ScottM]

you can try shading it butI found they do better in medium light. The question is the razors capability. I have Chinese black boxes and run my blues at 100% and my whites at 30% and still think it's not enough. I have heard of a coral guy who has his under Kessils and at 50%. So it all comes down to the lights abilities.

[@NRG-ds5hc]

you means there is not enough blues on it?

[@ScottM]

+NRG 1337 well ultimate corals has their Kessils on 100% blue and 2 t5 blue plus. You can see their tanks on Reefing with Billy Pipes latest video.

[@NRG-ds5hc]

Ok thanks alot. Think i kind of bleached her with 55% whites.

[@ScottM]

+NRG 1337 lighting is always a tough topic. Good luck .

[@josephfriedrich9792]

what intensity do you have your LED set up at?

[@ScottM]

Joseph friedrich on the black boxes I run my blues/UV at 100% and whites at 25 to 30%.

[@ReefSpy]

Good info. All my acans slowly died on me. I think I didnt feed them enough

[@ScottM]

ReefSpy thanks Mark and sorry to hear about yours. I think feeding is a key

[@grantv2313]

I had 4 acan frags come in a box together. They were acclimated, dipped and placed together. Two of them closed up and withered away at the same time. The other two I still have and are thriving. I love acans but this is the stuff that scares me with them. Some will do great and you’ll lose some unexpectedly in the same tank.

[@Deon0026yickadee]

Very informative

[@ScottM]

Deon 0026 thank you

[@jorgehernandez1294]

I had some nice acans, they where doing great , really puffy heads. But then suddenly they started to die off, probably because i neglected my waterchanges,

[@ScottM]

NewReefAddict ! That could be, but the key to few water changes is to replace core and trace elements along with amino acids. Also feeding them helps. I lost my first attempt with Acans but don't give up.

[@jorgehernandez1294]

Rosco's Reef with Scott yeah, i had them for almost a year, i feed them about 3 times a week and they where doing great, had a nice mini colony of rainbow acans, but due to work and just life events i didnt do a waterchange for a little over a month, my system is and was used to having waterchanges everyweek. But will try again with acans forsure.

[@ScottM]

+NewReefAddict ! Sorry to hear about that but every expedience, good or bad, is a learning one that makes us better.

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

Do you have a Molly in your saltwater tank?

[@ScottM]

Yes I used to put them in to control some forms of agrees algea. Plus they look pretty cool

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

@@ScottM yes they do look cool some are very pretty. I just didn't think they'd survive in saltwater. I've had Molly in freshwater tanks.

[@ScottM]

@@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 yes they are a brackish water fish and can survive in saltwater tanks. You just have to acclimate them slowly to the higher salt levels.

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

@@ScottM I knew they were brackish. I think I'll make a trip to the lfs and pick up a couple. How long do you let them adjust to pure saltwater?

[@ScottM]

@@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 I did mine over the course of a couple of hours by adding saltwater slowly until it was at the correct level. Key is patience. There are some good videos on the topic too. Good luck 😀👍😊

[@NanoJoe]

Let's see some euphyllia next week!

[@ScottM]

Nano_Joe you got it

[@sauriperalta7347]

My acan do not want to open and I do not understand because if all the parameters are super good and are in good light and flow site

[@ScottM]

Sauri Peralta are you feeding them? If yes then are you broadcasting or spot feeding?

[@sauriperalta7347]

Since I introduced them are the same, sometimes I plan to order a test of triton lab to know that my water is wrong, because I have tried everything thanks

[@wazza9089]

I have the same problem with my Acans, went from full polyp extension to withdrawn and now occasional small extensions. Been 3 months since this occurred. I have also lost 2 colonies of Zoanthids in that time. I have Elegance, Hammers, Favites, Acropora, Milipora, Birdsnest and other Zoas all thriving. I'm suspecting a pest but i have dipped and had no noticeable improvement. Very frustrating

[@sauriperalta7347]

Warren Carthew I'm so sorry that the same thing happens to you, what I see is my water is too clean and zero no3 no2 po4

[@ScottM]

Warren Carthew Warren what are your parameters at?

[@JorgeTorres-rd3xn]

acans don't really last in my opinion. but I still like them

[@ScottM]

Jorge Torres Thanks Jorge it remains to be seen though my largest colony I have had for some time now.

[@JorgeTorres-rd3xn]

Rosco's Reef with Scott that's dope man. I had really nice colonies as well but they all died on me even though my water and lighting was on point

[@BillyPipes]

acans rule and favia drool

[@ReefSpy]

Reefing with Billy Pipes play it cool fool. You guys heading to Coralust tomorrow? I'm gonna try and head up.

[@BillyPipes]

ReefSpy I'll be there by noon hopefully. working in Hoboken in the morning

[@ScottM]

Reefing with Billy Pipes lol there you go Billy

[@ScottM]

ReefSpy see you there Mark.