Acan Enthusiasts - What Lights Are You Using?

[mike nickerson]

Those are really pretty Acan's. I like the color.

 

[likefish]

i find that my acans color up better in partial to full shade in my tank lit with LED's.

 

[E.intheC]

Anyone notice their red acans turning orange under LEDs? I've heard this can be an iodine or potassium issue also.

 

[Rockster2599]

A bit, but mainly because I have my lights cranked right up for my clams. If I turn them down the colouration improves.
I havent lost the reds but crimsons become scarlets if you know what I mean:lolspin:

 

[wireefman]

reefbreeder led.... blue 65% white 30% been that way for 6 months... haven't had one change color...

 

[bboudreaux]

these are under a combination of t-5 and full spectrum leds and just in case someone asks no i didn't take the pics daniel giglio did

 

[footballdude2k3]

Had T-5's cycling a new tank that will be LED's

 

[mike nickerson]

Bump!

 

[stevedola]

T5s - 8 bulb ATI
3 ATI B+
2 KZ Fiji Purples
1 KZ New Gen
1 KZ Coral Light
1 ATI Actinic

They look great! especially with the actinic and b+ combo (with moon lights too) at night.

 

[quagmire]

My experience has been t5s over leds for overall color, growth and polyp extension.
However, it's hard to top the look of royal blue leds at dawn and dusk.

 

[quagmire]

6x54 watt t5s

 

[dodgerblew]

6 bulb ATI Dimmable Sunpower, 2 Act, 3 ATI B+ and 1 ATI purple +

 

[All Delight]

ati powermodule

 

[Bpb]

4xT5 on 55 gallon. 2xBlue+, purple +, coral +

Oddly enough the SPS look great, as well as the zoas, but the Acans look kinda eh. Probably because I don't have the best acans though.

 

[Reef Raf]

I go straight LED on everything. I am happy with them and they are growing everything I put under them. My acans colonies are under very low LEDs so they are getting blasted. I would not start them like that. But over the course of several days or a couple weeks, I move them closer and closer until they are nestled in among SPS frags and doing total fine. I have to be careful because from time to time, they puff up enough and sting an SPS frag.

 

[NewbyReefer]

ReefBreeders Value LED's

 

[mike nickerson]

Well after my hiatus I think im going to revive this thread.
Great photos guy's and nice combo's.

 

[Mpfaff77]

My acans must not like me. I have full spectrum reefbreeders LEDs. 72 watt Cree fixtures he used to have on site. They since are gone since the photon series. But my acans dont puff up at all. They don't seem to be loosing flesh and I see feeders out at night. I have them on sand bed as well

 

[biecacka]

Got my first acans and I'm gonna be using 250wt radiums

Corey

 

[chalicefreak]

My acans love it under t5. A buddy of mine has the same acans under halides and they turn almost all orange.