Coral placement help please.

Benga · Mar 20, 2018

I have a few corals I haven't glued down and had them in temporary spots because I had to move around rocks and stuff. I think I've finally finalized my rock placement and stuff now I need to glue down the corals.

I have a Duncan, Frogspawn, Candy Cane Coral and Favia coral
I'm not too sure where would be the best place to put them.

I put a grid picture so it's easier but ill put the original too. You can see the corals in the tank right now in random spots. I'd like your personal opinions in the best spot that you also think will look good with the future growth of the coral.

Benga · Mar 20, 2018

The birdsnest in the tank and Ricordea are already glued and the xenia is on an island because it's a xenia lol

I only have one powerhead in the tank on the back left that pushes 800gph and then i have the sump return on the top right

Waters · Mar 21, 2018

All of the coral you listed don't normally like strong flow or light so I would just start there. Most of my coral are placed where they are because of requirements rather than where I would like them to go. What kind of lighting and flow are you running?

Benga · Mar 21, 2018

Waters said:
All of the coral you listed don't normally like strong flow or light so I would just start there. Most of my coral are placed where they are because of requirements rather than where I would like them to go. What kind of lighting and flow are you running?

Only flow I have is the small 800gph powerhead in the back left corner and the sump return which is another 700gph on the top right.
My lighting is a Chinese Black box. I put my Duncan up in 8F right when i took this shot and he hasn't been happy there so i moved him back to 8G.

Waters · Mar 21, 2018

Benga said:
Only flow I have is the small 800gph powerhead in the back left corner and the sump return which is another 700gph on the top right.
My lighting is a Chinese Black box. I put my Duncan up in 8F right when i took this shot and he hasn't been happy there so i moved him back to 8G.

The coral you currently have are all relatively easy to keep coral so they will probably adjust no matter where you put them (assuming the lighting and flow aren't extreme in either direction). I would give them time to acclimate and leave them....sometimes it can take some time for them to adjust to the new conditions. With the exception of maybe C5 (due to strong lighting), I don't think there is a spot in your tank where those coral won't thrive.