New To Rc

[shorjai]

hi i am new to Reef Central. i started SW 5 month ago with a 12g nano. i am wandering can i keep ACANS under my 48W pc lighting?

thanks



leo

 

[Reefynewby]

no nononononononononono!!!
stock lighting will not be enough for any good corals. Upgrade to stronger lights or MH lighting for success.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

First...

Second, I thoroughly disagree with Reefynewby (sorry).
Not all corals demand high light, even stony corals. Some obviously do, but not as many as most people think. I believe your lighting will be just fine for Acanthastrea. As far as other stony corals go, you could also consider Plerogyra/Physogyra (Bubbles), Nemenzophyllia (Fox), Tubastrea, Duncanopsammia, Pavona, red Trachyphyllia (red usually indicates these were collected in deeper water), Echinophyllia (Chalice), and a number of others I cant think of at the moment. You may not be able to maintain some of the super intense colors of a few of these corals, as they will likely darken themselves up a bit to collect more light, but they will live and grow just fine for you.

Youll be fine with most soft corals, zoanthids, and mushrooms too.

 

[Opes]

I totally agree with the above post. A wide variety of LPS will do fine. Enjoy the new tank!

 

[SimilanRocks]

Yes I think the light should be enough for acans. I have a lord that need to put it away from MH.

Some acans do well from high to low light. No matter where I put them, they will open up fine. But they seem to grow faster with higher light.

 

[shorjai]

i just pick up the acans from a friend yesterday. should the acans mouth little thing comes out when the light is on too?????? or just only when u feed them?? and by the way thanks for the helpful reply.

 

[650-IS350]

Feeding tentacles..

 

[shorjai]

yah thats the word i was looking for tentacles

 

[650-IS350]

They come out as they smell food in the water or when they're hungry.