Coral placement help

[BristleWormHater]

Just got my corals today. I placed them in the center on the sanded and turned my lights down to 50% how long should I keep them there? All the corals seem happy except this goni that hasn't fully extended since I turned the lights down to 50%.
Here's where I'm planning to place them
Blastomussa (red)
Goniapora (black)
Yuma riccordea (yellow)
Rhodactus(orange)
Dipsastraea(purple)

When should I move them to their spots?
Should I change their spots?
Thanks

 

[tbrown]

I'd do Blastos on orange and Rhodactis on red personally but either should be fine.

Goni yellow and Ricordea right below that.

Leave black for some nice torches and the top of the arch for a nice SPS or two and up above and between blue and red for hammers and frogs.

But it also depends on flow.

As far as when to move them, they may not need a ton of acclimation depending on the settings from where they were kept originally.

 

[BristleWormHater]

I'd do Blastos on orange and Rhodactis on red personally but either should be fine.

Goni yellow and Ricordea right below that.

Leave black for some nice torches and the top of the arch for a nice SPS or two and up above and between blue and red for hammers and frogs.

But it also depends on flow.

As far as when to move them, they may not need a ton of acclimation depending on the settings from where they were kept originally.

Do you think it would be okay to move them today?

 

[stewy14]

Do you think it would be okay to move them today?

yes

 

[Netfish and Chill]

I'd do Blastos on orange and Rhodactis on red personally but either should be fine.

Goni yellow and Ricordea right below that.

Leave black for some nice torches and the top of the arch for a nice SPS or two and up above and between blue and red for hammers and frogs.

But it also depends on flow.

As far as when to move them, they may not need a ton of acclimation depending on the settings from where they were kept originally.

I love the placement plan you made, but it seems that there is only a few inches of space between the top of the arch and the water line. There may not be space for any acros there. Thats just my 2cents.

 

[tbrown]

I love the placement plan you made, but it seems that there is only a few inches of space between the top of the arch and the water line. There may not be space for any acros there. Thats just my 2cents.

I usually try to mount Acros horizontally. I do agree though that it could cause problems long term. However, I wouldn't recommend Acros yet anyway. I was thinking more like a Montipora Cap or a Digitata. Something easy with a lot of color.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Not a big acro fan so not a big deal to me. I might keep some Montipora or stylopora up there.

 

[BristleWormHater]

For mounting the coral would it be fine to mount with super glue only or should I go out and buy epoxy?

 

[stewy14]

super glue gel by

For mounting the coral would it be fine to mount with super glue only or should I go out and buy epoxy?

gorilla glue is pretty good

 

[tbrown]

For mounting the coral would it be fine to mount with super glue only or should I go out and buy epoxy?

I use super glue only but it does tend to weaken over time. If you have a coral that encrusts, it'll be fine once it's grown over. For skeletal corals, sometimes it will weaker to the point that the coral can fall off. If you're glueing a frag plug to the rocks, really squish it into the rock pores to help hold it in place, but remember it can still fall off eventually.

 

[BristleWormHater]

super glue gel by

gorilla glue is pretty good

I have a little of that left and a full bottle of seachem reef glue

 

[stewy14]

I have a little of that left and a full bottle of seachem reef glue

remember to think about placement of powerhead too

 

[BristleWormHater]

remember to think about placement of powerhead too

No powered in this tank, just rfg nozzles and a strong pump

 

[VintageReefer]

No powered in this tank, just rfg nozzles and a strong pump

That’s the setup I’m going for on my new build

 

[BristleWormHater]

Mounted a few here's pics. I decided to move the goniopora down a little

 

[PharmrJohn]

What is your flow like? 20x, 30x, 50x? Just curious......

 

[BristleWormHater]

What is your flow like? 20x, 30x, 50x? Just curious......

Just the stock return pumps right now(130gph each) I have about 18 gallons with the rock & sand so it's somewhere around 14 to 15x. I've got a 594gph return pump on the way though.