Acan/duncan

George771177 · 05-21-2007, 01:08 AM

anyone who has acan corals. Are they a rapid growing coral. Similar to zoas or like a mushroom that just grow when it feels like it. I know it has to do with what type of light and water quality and ect. but lets say that it is excellant lighting and great water quality. Also kind of wandering the same ?'s on Aussie duncan corals????? really want to get some frags of these but i am not sure if it is going to be worth it if it takes years to get it to start to cultivate. iam patient but not years and years. i plan on keeping them for years but just wandering if the frags will grow.......

mps9506 · 05-21-2007, 07:00 AM

Keep in mind we are talking about stony corals here. I consider them slow growers, but that is a realtive term

Compared to mushrooms, zoos, etc. they grow slowly. They grow about the same rate as Brain corals, "candy canes" etc. And of course everyone will get different results. Some tanks get very fast growth, others see slower growth.

George771177 · 05-21-2007, 04:20 PM

well mike since its a stony coral i think iam going to need metal halides. I have power compacts now and not many corals (shrooms, candycane, polyps, toadstool leather). so it is either buy metal haides or buy acans. i think iam going to go the road of the metal halides and wait another day for my acans. I believe more light is going to bring more growth. If i buy th metal halides i believe that it is going to wipe the budget out for awhile. Thanks for the tip couldnt get the link to work but at least i know its a stony coral. Thanks

KMP · 05-25-2007, 01:14 AM

i've heard the key to duncans if to feed them regularly. i recently bought some and another guy mentioned his grows so fast he could frag it evey week. who knows - but mine get a little nibble every day.

InLimbo87 · 05-25-2007, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by George771177

well mike since its a stony coral i think iam going to need metal halides.

How many watts of pc's do you have and over how tall of a tank? At a decent amount of wattage, PC's can easily sustain LPS coral (such as acans). You don't need MH's for the care of them, although you will see better growth with a more high output light

05-21-2007, 01:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
George771177 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 276 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Acan/duncan anyone who has acan corals. Are they a rapid growing coral. Similar to zoas or like a mushroom that just grow when it feels like it. I know it has to do with what type of light and water quality and ect. but lets say that it is excellant lighting and great water quality. Also kind of wandering the same ?'s on Aussie duncan corals????? really want to get some frags of these but i am not sure if it is going to be worth it if it takes years to get it to start to cultivate. iam patient but not years and years. i plan on keeping them for years but just wandering if the frags will grow.......

05-21-2007, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Acan/duncan Keep in mind we are talking about stony corals here. I consider them slow growers, but that is a realtive term Compared to mushrooms, zoos, etc. they grow slowly. They grow about the same rate as Brain corals, "candy canes" etc. And of course everyone will get different results. Some tanks get very fast growth, others see slower growth. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

05-21-2007, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
George771177 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 276 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Acan/duncan well mike since its a stony coral i think iam going to need metal halides. I have power compacts now and not many corals (shrooms, candycane, polyps, toadstool leather). so it is either buy metal haides or buy acans. i think iam going to go the road of the metal halides and wait another day for my acans. I believe more light is going to bring more growth. If i buy th metal halides i believe that it is going to wipe the budget out for awhile. Thanks for the tip couldnt get the link to work but at least i know its a stony coral. Thanks

05-25-2007, 01:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
KMP Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Woodland, CA Posts: 585 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Acan/duncan i've heard the key to duncans if to feed them regularly. i recently bought some and another guy mentioned his grows so fast he could frag it evey week. who knows - but mine get a little nibble every day. __________________ Kenny 24g Aquapod, 24lb Live Rock, 28lb Live Sand, (3) MJ 900s (25.5w, 460gph), Closed Loop Circulation Nanocustoms 4.36 Series Lighting (144w), (2) 36w 10000k Daylights. (2) 36w Actinics, (1) R2 Moonlights

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