Acan on a frag plug...

[FSU3NOLES28]

I purchased my first acan a few months ago and it has started growing new heads on it...

My question is, its all on a frag plug in a round vertical circular shape... Do the new heads start to grow off the plug and horizontal? I see a ton of acans that grow flat. Is mine going to do that?

Probably a dumb question to most but thanks for the help.

 

[mroccoralman]

Yours will probly grow like that but it's best to have them on a rock or on a frag rack which I think works the best because the acans grow right onto the rack. Hope this helps.

 

[FSU3NOLES28]

 

[FSU3NOLES28]

I have the plug on top of a small rock actually... Will they grow right from the plug onto the rock?

 

[iamwrasseman]

acans have trouble "bridging"gaps so the best way to have it spread is to sink it into a hole so its level with the rock surface and then putty the gap . it will look ugly for a month or so but then the polyps will have a much easier time growing into a larger area . usually they will out grow a plug and kill off some polyps then regrow them over and over again .

 

[sqwat]

+1 givem some space so you get a nice colony going.

 

[All Delight]

Cut the bottom of the plug off and mount the disc to your rock. You can use epoxy to help create a ramp type transition.