5g Marineland Portrait - Scape Advice

[Wally_Shanks]

Hey All! Im a bit intimidated with all the great looking tanks on here but Id love some advice on how to make this tank look better.

I have some reef rubble I can use to maybe build up a taller base for the left rock. Aside from that Im stumped as to where to place some of these corals so they fill in nicely.

We have a healthy mix of zoas, two clove polyps, two red rhodactis, a toadstool leather and a red monti. Im almost positive Im going to kill that monti as I have almost no clue how to keep this tank stable yet.

 

[Ron Reefman]

It doesn't look bad to me. Maybe find a rock that can go ontop of the 2 in there now. Even if it leans against the back of the tank it should be OK.

 

[urgolden]

I have the same tank and follow some low tech pico reef rules which keeps the parameters quite stable. 50-90% water change every week. Since the tank is tall another rock added on top of the other two to create an arch or perhaps placing it on just one rock to create a tower effect. Creating some shaded areas will be appreciated by some Zoas and mushrooms. The rhodactis will sting neighboring corals it touches although I haven’t them to be too powerful to kill another coral.
Also keep in mind the leather will need space as it grows. Looks good!