Acans and Acros lol

1guydude

1guydude

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So can someone give me the lowdown! I believe that my galaxy coral is an SPS and my candycane coral is a LPS and mostly everything else in my tank is just a soft coral! Are arcans the brain looking corals? Are arcons the stony branchy ones??? Please correct me if im mistaken lol, i think im just starting to pick this up!
 
nikesb

nikesb

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SPS (small polyp stoney) are acroporas, montiporas, stylopora, seriatopora, etc. these are the branchy and sometimes encrusting with small little polyps throughout
LPS (large polyp stoney) are euphyllia (torches, frogspawns, etc), brains, etc. basically skeletal structure with LARGE polyps. acans and galaxy corals are both LPS.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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so im pretty much correct right nike? Arcos are the brain looking coral i see in the sand in some pps tanks? Arcans are the stony branchy ones....
my new candycanes have like white tissue looking stuff coming out of the polyps...not to badly but i dont think its that great either! Think theyll look a better in a couple days?
Im hoping there still getting used to the tank and its not the water chemistry!
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/385394/arcans-and-arcos-lol#post_3379431
so im pretty much correct right nike?
No.
It would really behove this thread if some general research was put into posts beforehand (of course I'm not suggesting to not ask questions, ask away. Just be able to formulate questions). You've spelled Acro's and Acans wrong 3 times, in exactly the same fashion (thread title, first post, and last post). It really is as simple entering something like "arcans coral" into Google, and Google will correct it for you. I'm confused at some parts of your post, as to which you are referring to.
Acan is short for Acanthastrea, which is a genus of coral, with several species in the genus, which are classified as LPS. There is really nothing stony or branching about Acans. Acro is short for Acropora, again, a genus with several species. Acros are classified as SPS. They basically can be described as 'colorful sticks.'
The issue with your candycane can really range from simply expelling waste, to it's tentacles/feelers being out, to tissue loss. Pictures would really help here. For continued success in this hobby, I would really suggest learning how to take and post pictures. If you don't have a digital camera, these days even modest $100 point-and-shoot cameras, have decent close up capabilities. More then enough to provide help when you have questions about your tank. As you progress more and more into the hobby, the need to take and post pictures will only increase.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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k sry no r....i think im starting to get it. I do have a camera, it was just moonlight time in my tank at this time!
 
nikesb

nikesb

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acan (LPS) polyps are HUGE

encrusting montipora (SPS) notice how the polyps are SMALL

acropora (SPS) once again, notice the small polyps
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Most of what you have in your tank are softies, (zoanthids and palys). Your Galaxy coral (Glaxia) is an LPS. You don't have any SPS in your tank as of now and I'm fairly certain you don't have any Acans (which are an LPS) either.
Acans:


Brain Coral (not an Acan, but still a LPS - Lobophyllia sp.):

Acros:


 
btldreef

btldreef

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Darn it Nike!!!! Your pics are so much better than mine!
BTW, I'm changing this title to the correct spellings...
 
1guydude

1guydude

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LOL o boy...thxs for the picture book professor! I want everything nike has...so my candycane is a SPS. Are LPS some of the harder corals to take care of?
 
nikesb

nikesb

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SPS are the hard corals. SMALLLLLLLLLL polyp corals are sps. we're talking millimeters small. they require more lighting and stronger flow as well as more pristine water conditions.
your candy cane is an LPS. imo, all LPS are pretty easy, just gotta know where to put them.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/385394/acans-and-acros-lol#post_3379701
LOL o boy...thxs for the picture book professor! I want everything nike has...so my candycane is a SPS. Are LPS some of the harder corals to take care of?

Where are you doing your research?
Candy canes are LPS. Each head is the polyp, which is much larger than the polyps on SPS.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Coral_c_16.html You can go here and look at different LPS and SPS.
LPS are much easier than SPS. As a general rule it goes: Softies<LPS<SPS.
SPS need extremely good lighting, excellent water quality and stable tanks for starters.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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lol i have books...i got it down now i thinks. Im just tryin to learn the lingo. All they say in the books are mainly scientific names
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Just slow your roll a bit, and focus your thoughts before you post...... then research what is told to you for full comprehension. I go into my LFS 2 times a week, they have a great, actually knowledgeable associate, I ask a minimum of 3 questions every time I go in there..... He answers and I go home and research what he has told me... For instance: Whats the best salt you guys carry? Well what we recommend and use in our maintenance accounts is D D H2Ocean. So I came home and ran google searches and looked it up in the SEARCH feature on here.
Or for instance: That's a cool coral, what is it? (NOT BAG IT UP!!!!) "Its a SPS ORA Pearlberry." Came home and researched ORA and Pearlberry:
Description: Pearlberry is a delicate branching coral with a dazzling pearlescent background, greenish corallites and lavender tips. This coral most resembles Acropora desalwii, but we have not made a positive identification. The ORA Pearlberry coloration can vary greatly from tank to tank, at its peak coloration it is one of the most beautiful corals ORA grows.
Placement: Middle - Top
Lighting: Medium - High
Flow: Moderate - Strong
From the ORA site.
So ask questions, but then make sure you comprehend it. People get a bit agitated when they answer something for you and then you turn around and make it sound like nothing was ever answered.
No
here, just tryin to help you on SWF hobby! Posts are suppose to be for QUALITY not quanitity!
 
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I think this form whould be so much better if we did not have people like you trying to corrrect peoples spelling and tell them to do research on some thing b4 asking a question. last time i looked that is what a forum is for i dont care if you have been doing this for 100+ years its just rude to act like a big headed ass
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Originally Posted by Cuccaro http:///forum/thread/385394/acans-and-acros-lol#post_3380084
I think this form whould be so much better if we did not have people like you trying to corrrect peoples spelling and tell them to do research on some thing b4 asking a question. last time i looked that is what a forum is for i dont care if you have been doing this for 100+ years its just rude to act like a big headed ass
Who is this directed towards? Cause I was the last last post before this and I make no refrences to this at all.
 
1snapple

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Okay, very simple.
Soft corals include leathers, pox pox exinia, etc. (poor spelling i know) Very easy coral, fast growers.
There are zoanthids and palythoas: Soft corals, actually classified as "matting anemones" They have radially identical polpys that open when all is good and close when something off, easy coral, grows almost anywhere.
SPS: small polyp stony corals, multiple example in above posts.
SPS include plating coral, encrusting coral, branching coral, etc. Extremely small polyps, almost unnoticable unless looking for them.
LPS: Large polyp stony corals, again, multiple examples in the above posts.
These include, favias, CANDY CANES, acans, lobos, chalices, etc. they have large feeding tentacles and you can spot feed them mysis shrimp and they will eat it.
Thank you SWF.com without you guys I wouldn't know any of this and my tank would be a failure, thanks to you guys i have done DIY builds for tanks, our 95g is doing good (dang cyano algea won't go away)
I also have a 3g pico that is my display picture.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuccaro http:///forum/thread/385394/acans-and-acros-lol#post_3380084
I think this form whould be so much better if we did not have people like you trying to corrrect peoples spelling and tell them to do research on some thing b4 asking a question. last time i looked that is what a forum is for i dont care if you have been doing this for 100+ years its just rude to act like a big headed ass
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Originally Posted by Jerth6932 http:///forum/thread/385394/acans-and-acros-lol#post_3380115
Who is this directed towards? Cause I was the last last post before this and I make no refrences to this at all.
It is probably directed at me. 1guydude gotten to know me quite well at this point and if he took offense, than I am sorry. I actually really did want to know where he found that info.....
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuccaro http:///forum/thread/385394/acans-and-acros-lol#post_3380084
I think this form whould be so much better if we did not have people like you trying to corrrect peoples spelling and tell them to do research on some thing b4 asking a question. last time i looked that is what a forum is for i dont care if you have been doing this for 100+ years its just rude to act like a big headed ass
The spelling got corrected simply so more people could look and know what was being asked, because, if you just looked at the name of the thread with the incorrect spelling, you'd keep going.... I did not change the spelling of the title to make him feel dumb or try to prove that I am smarter, ect., I did it to help him.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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Ya its all good...i can see how i was prob annoying or upsetting some folks. LOL like i said all they have are mostly scientific names and such.
 
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