Acan bleaching help

fronty

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There is a favia and SPS coral next to it that are doing well. For some reason, the acan seems to be bleaching.

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Alk 9.3
cal 460
ph 7.8
81 degrees

Could too much flow cause issues?

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Do you feed it? If not I would start there instead of moving it. Turn the lights on at night and try to see if the favias sweepers are reaching it too.
 
I have my Acan in a corner all by itself on the bottom of the tank in the front for light. It is doing great there and no one bothers it.
 
Favias do have really ong sweepers but bleaching to me sounds more like lighting or something else. I would think if it was getting stung it would be more spotty, patches like RTN/STN.
PH is a lil low but alrite.
What do you mean by "too much" flow. Like a 5000 gph powerhead blasting it or.....??
 
Tagging along. I can never seem to keep acans for some reason. Always do well and put out new heads but eventually the bleach and recede.
 
They don't like bright light for starters. Mine do not open if I only use my white LEDs. They do like good flow.
 
Baby no means an expert or even very experienced but...

My acans were on the sand. 22-23" deep water under 2 radion G3 pro at 40% max and medium flow did not do well. Raised them a few inches took them off plugs and put on rock. Flow still medium. Now doing better. They get fed cyclopeese about 2x per week.
 
Baby no means an expert or even very experienced but...

My acans were on the sand. 22-23" deep water under 2 radion G3 pro at 40% max and medium flow did not do well. Raised them a few inches took them off plugs and put on rock. Flow still medium. Now doing better. They get fed cyclopeese about 2x per week.

Good point, Goldilocks coral, not too much, not too little, just right.
 
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