AcanPlus

Red Coral Aquariums · #1 11-08-2010, 03:15 AM

Red Coral is proud to introduce a new dry LPS food. We are encouraged by the strong customer response from our launch of the sample packs. AcanPlus offers immediate results to LPS feeding corals with better growth and extreme polyp extension.

AcanPlus will be available at all Red Coral locations.

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Magma · #2 11-08-2010, 04:07 AM

works great on my torch coral, I bought a bottle of this today and plan to keep using it in my tank, great results so far.

Just have to find a way so my cleaner shrimp wont try and hog it all, they seem to love it as well..

Cranky When Wet · #3 11-08-2010, 04:22 AM

Please put me down for at least one large package/bottle of this super food!

My Acans, Blastos and a sickly scolymia have responded like gangbusters for past three days! I can't believe how fast they're chowing down and they look fatter already! And yes, my cowrie snails really like it too LOL!

It's such a relief not to have mysis scraps all over the place and it's phenomenal how easy it is to control while targeting mouths!

Will be by shortly and thank you for letting me try out this amazing stuff!

Kudo's to the guy who developed this food!!!!!!!!!

Bunny

JMes · #4 11-10-2010, 05:57 PM

I`ve had a couple people asking questions about Acan Plus. So,I would like to use this thread for any questions and answers People might have.
It would also be great to see some pictures of people feeding their corals Acan Plus and documenting the growth and size of their corals.

Question: What is the best way of feeding my corals Acan Plus?

The best way is to target feed your corals using a syringe or dropper. Mix Acan Plus in a container using your aquarium water. (I prefer to mix mine a little thicker). Using my dropper I place the food into each head of the coral. Acan Plus was designed to sink and not immediately float to the surface
like other coral foods on the market. You should also get a strong feeding response from you corals. For best results turn off your pumps for about 20-30 minutes to give your corals time to eat. With regular use you should notice a significant size of your corals and faster growth. Here is a quick clip of me feeding one of my Rainbow Aussie Acans. Within 30 minutes the food is gone. Any excess food that falls to the floor is vacuumed up by my Nassarius snails.
http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/g...canFeeding.mp4

Here are some pictures of some of my Aussie Acans. Majority of my Acans were grown from 2-3 head frags.

This is a picture from last november.

This is what it looks now.

Started from a 3 head frag of this colony. This picture was taken last November

This is it now. Notice how much larger the heads are.

Started from a 2 head frag. Picture is from last November.

This is what it looks like now.

Started out as a tiny 3 head frag last dec. It is hard to see in the picture but it has 18 heads now and the heads have tripled in size.

Here are a couple miscellaneous Aussie Acan pictures showing the health of my corals using Acan Plus. The corals are fed 1-2 times a week.

JMes · #5 11-10-2010, 06:01 PM

Rbacchiega · #6 11-10-2010, 06:13 PM

side note...Jmes...I want your acans!

paddyob · #7 11-10-2010, 06:18 PM

Will other corals such as zoas and softies filter this as well? Or do I also need to feed them something separate?

I am interested to try it but prefer one food over several.

JMes · #8 11-10-2010, 06:24 PM

Yes, I specifically made this food to be all in one. You can feed LPS or soft corals. I use to feed all my Zoas before I moved them out to make room for more Acans.

paddyob · #9 11-10-2010, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMes

Yes, I specifically made this food to be all in one. You can feed LPS or soft corals. I use to feed all my Zoas before I moved them out to make room for more Acans.

Do you target the zoas as well.... or let them filter it out of the water like you would with reef roids?

I "heard" zoas do not target feed well. Whether or not this is true... I don't know.

Also... do you really need to feed as heavily as your video?

JMes · #10 11-10-2010, 06:36 PM

The food is best used for target feeding. I don't recommend putting it in the water column.
I feed my wifes Zoa polyps and I get a strong feeding response. When I place the food in their mouth the skirts close up and they suck in the food. I can take some video sometime this week to show you if you like.