Blasto or acan??

[Mpfaff77]

When I bought this like year ago is was a lot smaller and didn't extend as much as now. I was told it was a blasto but it looks more and more like acan as it grows.

 

[Sniperhank]

Blasto. Acans don't puff out of there skeleton like that, they stay more"together" like a favia.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Cool thanks. Been growing in out in refugium. It is about 3" around and it is time for display this weekend.

 

[Flreefer]

Looks like an Acan to me. Acans seem to have a much more varied coloration, than Blastos. Most Blastos I've ever seen were red/ green.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Oh man. Still confused. It is reddish. It is under standard flouro right now in refuge. I'll take better pic when I put in display on Saturday. Here is closer pic with iPhone tho

 

[mfdrookie516]

I was thinking it looked like a trumpet

 

[carried]

Looks like a bowerbanki acan to me.

 

[Jabibi]

Its an acan

 

[Mpfaff77]

Well after 1 week in the display tank it hasn't opened at all. I had mid tank in moderate flow. This is what it looks like now. I am putting back in refugium where it seems happy.

 

[Sniperhank]

Still def an acan.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Yea. Just not sure why doesn't open in display.

 

[Sniperhank]

Prob just isn't in a spot it likes yet. Move it around.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Yea. Gonna give few weeks back in refugium. Will try another spot in 2 weeks. You think high up is best?? Do acans like high light?? This one seems to do better under my standard flouro in my fuge. I am leaning towards putting in very low in tank when goes back in.

 

[Jabibi]

Before you move it back i would put it on the floor and see how it does. If you keep switching it from one light to the other it is never gonna do good when you put it under the stronger light. Put it on the floor and give it a few days

 

[Mpfaff77]

Ok will do. That makes sense going from light to light screwing it up. I could even put under a bit of a ledge to take direct light off of it. Then slowly acclimate to where the coral feels comfortable.

Will keep updates.

 

[Leighton79]

100% acan, looks nothing like a blasto, I'm not sure how anybody could mix the two up...?

 

[Sniperhank]

Either way, acans dont lile strong light and are corals that belong low in the tank.

 

[mr_X]

Acan, and way too much light too soon.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Ok. Well I think in week or so will try to move again to display. Only been back in refuge for 2 days and already starting to extend. So absolutely a light issue. I will put very low in tank. Will try to find a spot under a ledge if possible. I am having same iissue with small gorgonia frag. Will take same approach. Keep low in tank. I didn't think power compact lighting was strong enough to effect corals like that. I always assumed I had moderate lighting.

Here it is right now. Gorgonia right next to it.

 

[mr_X]

you probably do have moderate lighting, but it may have come from less lighting, like the frag tank. You can't just increase the lighting 300% and not see an adverse reaction.