Acan on its way out

[GiantBen]

It may be gone already.

 

A mounted it on the piece of rock you see about a week ago. I had been running some stock PCs that were in need of change. A couple days the acintic light went out. The acan always seemed to not be as "tight" looking as other acans. I assumed it was my stock PC lighting. When it first started receding I thought it might have been tightening up, but now I see that it is on its way out. Any ideas? I am running 2x 50/50 PC bulbs in my BC29, so I doubt it is getting too much light. I did a WC yesterday, and do them every 7-12 days.

 

My params are:

Temp - 82.5

Ca Between 400 and 440

dKh 8-9

Ph 8.4

Salinity 1.024

 

Right now I am planning to just do small water changes every two days in case there is something making it mad. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks.

 

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[Markushka]

not have it under PCs. you want t5s really. jmo

[GiantBen]

not have it under PCs. you want t5s really. jmo

Do you think that is the cause for a sudden down-turn?

I got it as one large head and one small head several months ago. It was up to 7 heads until recently.

Could having my bulbs getting old and then one being out completely for a couple days have caused this?

 

Thanks for the T5 input. I was actually dragging my feet on replacing the PC bulbs because I was trying to hold out for the nanotuners BC29 T5 retro. I am trying to do a 3.36 DIY retro, which would help if too little light is the problem. I could also move it up in my tank of it is getting too little light. I got new bulbs in today.

[GiantBen]

I forgot to mention, I rescaped recently, knocking out a rock that was overhanging the acan for a while. It is probably getting more direct light now, but I figured that it would never get too much light even from 3.36 PCs. This is part of the reason I thought the initial receding might just be the heads tightening up.

[blizzardscout2]

It wouldnt be a problem of too much light, I suggest doing the retro soon if you want to save them. Try to feed them some mysis or something in the mean time.

[Weetabix7]

You could try dipping it in either Coral Revive or lugol's Iodine.

Coral Revive dip

-2 cups tankwater

-1 teaspoon Revive

-3-5 mins

-Rinse before returning to tank

 

Lugol's Dip

-1 cup tankwater

-1 drop lugol's iodine

-3-4 mins

[Markushka]

+1 on the feeding. this may not be a sudden thing, it may be suddenly apparent but it could be the last leg after a long time in inferior light. was the acan ever higher in the tank? how long have you had it?

[GiantBen]

+1 on the feeding. this may not be a sudden thing, it may be suddenly apparent but it could be the last leg after a long time in inferior light. was the acan ever higher in the tank? how long have you had it?

I've had it for around 6 months I'd guess. It has gone from 2 heads to 7 in that time. It was higher in the tank maybe two months ago. I have target feed it mysis recently (a week ago) and it was eating.

 

Some one esle has suggested putting it in the shade. Any thoughts on this?

[Weetabix7]

Well if it was doing better and showing growth when it was higher in the tank before, maybe it does need more light.

[Degener8]

2 months ago higher in the lighting and growing.. now lower and receeding.. and the suggestion was to put it in the shade>???

 

pop it off its current location and move it back up where it was.. when i was doing well and growing.

I can't see hwo shading it is going to help when lowering it has brought on recession ....

[Markushka]

2 months ago higher in the lighting and growing.. now lower and receeding.. and the suggestion was to put it in the shade>???

 

pop it off its current location and move it back up where it was.. when i was doing well and growing.

I can't see hwo shading it is going to help when lowering it has brought on recession ....

+1!

[blizzardscout2]

My acans looked near death at one point due to a peppermint wreaking havoc on it, and then a heat crash right after that, and now it has tripled in size in the last year (thanks to getting a metal halide Sunpod, and of course no heat issues). +1 on moving up in the tank.

[GiantBen]

I'm not sure that lowering can be blamed. It had been on the sandbed for quite a while and eating and doing well, including sprouting another head. I got the 3.36 retro in, so I'll see how it responds (ideally this is equivalent to moving it up). I'm going to do a WC today too.

[Degener8]

you said you were down one light right..

-1 light = less light this move it up..

 

or did you get that replaced?

[Dizzle21]

i moved my 15 head of acan up 4'' and it all melted away in less than a week..

 

RIP

[GiantBen]

Anyone ever heard the expression: "What a difference a day makes"?

 

I got my 3.36 fixed up last night. I am running 2 50/50 bulbs and a 10k, because my other 50/50 showed up broken. Got home from running some errands and:

 

 

 

 

Unbelievable. Thanks all for your help. For now, I am going to leave it on the sand bed.

[Markushka]

congrats, looks good! IMO it was the low light

[GiantBen]

congrats, looks good! IMO it was the low light

No doubt. It had old bulbs on it for a few weeks and inly one old bulb for a couple days.

 

Just got a nice mysis dinner though :-)

[blizzardscout2]

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