Nuclear UFO Acan Lord

About this coral

Nuclear UFO Acan Lord is a named color morph sold in the Acan Lord group. In the trade, Acan Lord refers to Micromussa lordhowensis, an LPS coral formerly classified as Acanthastrea lordhowensis. The care notes below are general guidance for Acan Lords as a group, not documentation specific to this morph. Like most LPS corals, Acans are fairly simple to care for. They do well in reef aquariums with lower to moderate light, gentle flow and stable water chemistry. Acans are colorful LPS corals that need moderate light and regular feeding. They grow outward, budding new polyps around the edges of the colony.

Features:

• General Acan Lord guidance: grows outward by adding new polyps along the sides of the colony.
• Acan Lords often gain color and become more vivid over time under suitable conditions.
• Primarily photosynthetic thanks to symbiotic zooxanthellae, and also responds well to spot feeding.
• Accepts small meaty foods such as mysis and brine shrimp, plus finer coral foods.
• Can extend modest sweeper tentacles and sting nearby corals, so leave space around the colony.
• Can itself be stung by aggressive neighbors such as Euphyllia and chalice corals.
• Strong direct flow can damage its fleshy tissue, so indirect, gentle movement is preferred.

Specifications:

• Group: Acan Lord (Micromussa lordhowensis); morph-specific traits not documented
• Care level: Beginner to intermediate LPS (general guidance)
• Temperament: Semi-aggressive; modest sweeper tentacles
• Light: Low to moderate
• Water flow: Low to moderate, indirect
• Placement: Lower rockwork or sand bed, with space from neighbors
• Diet: Photosynthetic; target feed small meaty or fine coral foods
• Temperature: 75-78°F
• Salinity: 1.025-1.026
• Alkalinity: 8-12 dKH
• Calcium: 400-450 ppm
• Magnesium: 1250-1350 ppm