New to Acans

[1fstlightning]

I haven't really seen the tenacles come out big yet, but I'm sure in time that they will

[1fstlightning]

The B Ionic should help them too though right?

[Europhyllia]

what is it for?

[1fstlightning]

I have been using the B Ionic to get my Coraline to grow in my tank. I have heard that product is good for them cause they love calcium.

[Europhyllia]

If it's a calcium supplement then perhaps just check what your calcium levels are? If there's not much in there to deplete it you may keep them high enough just with your salt mix, right? What are your levels?

[1fstlightning]

I dont really know my calcium level, I dont have a Reef test kit. I have been meaning to get one, just keeps sliping my ming mind everytime I go into the store and see all the goodies that they have each time I go.

[saabtech]

not judgeing you or anything, i have just been there and alot of times i slip into impatience.
TRY, try, try to take it slow. get the stuff you need before you get the stuff you want.
i was buying coral before i had a refractometer and i was using a hydrometer. what a mistake..... my hydrometer reads 1.026 and the CALIBRATED refractometer reads 1.021!!!!!

[allan]

^5 to saab,

Another piece of advice that may not apply to everything, but certainly does in this instance. Don't dose something you can't check and verify. The coraline will come on it's own and before you know it you'll be complaining about having to clean it off the glass. Without a sufficient source of calcium consumption adding more will only raise your calcium levels too high.

Buy, beg, or borrow a test kit. You absolutely need to keep one handy.

[allan]

I haven't really seen the tenacles come out big yet, but I'm sure in time that they will

The tentacles can be hard to see during the day, have you checked at night? Not sure how long after the lights go out that they really extend, but by midnight they are out and searching. What's your flow over the acans? Should be slow to moderate.

[1fstlightning]

The tentacles can be hard to see during the day, have you checked at night? Not sure how long after the lights go out that they really extend, but by midnight they are out and searching. What's your flow over the acans? Should be slow to moderate.

I have them in a medium flow area. MY tank has alot of flow in it, so placing in a slow area may be pretty tough. So far they have seemed to be doing fine, but am barely able to see the tenacles. I am gonna go look into getting a reef kit tommorow. I bought a Magnisium test kit today already when I picked up some Magnisium.