LPS suggestions wanted

Atrumblood · Mar 21, 2021

Greetings all,

I am a new reefer and I am unsure what coral to get for my rock formations. I decided that I am going to stick with LPS and Softies for my tank.
From the attached picture, could I ask some people to point out some coral and the best placement for them. I am specifically worried about corals growing over each other or aggression.

I was thinking of some Euphyllia corals, but I am just not sure.

I have not checked my par yet. I have a meter in the mail and it will be here Tuesday.
Thoughts?

Jekyl · Mar 21, 2021

I usually base my coral selection off color rather than species. Maybe that will help you pick something.

Atrumblood · Mar 21, 2021

I was thinking of going with bright greens and pinks. Maybe some blues.

PicassoClown04 · Mar 21, 2021

Atrumblood said:
Greetings all,

I am a new reefer and I am unsure what coral to get for my rock formations. I decided that I am going to stick with LPS and Softies for my tank.
From the attached picture, could I ask some people to point out some coral and the best placement for them. I am specifically worried about corals growing over each other or aggression.

I was thinking of some Euphyllia corals, but I am just not sure.

I have not checked my par yet. I have a meter in the mail and it will be here Tuesday.
Thoughts?

I LOVE euphyllia!! I would definitely go that route personally but you make your own decision

. IMO, your rock work is a little heavy. You want to plan for corals to grow (like you said) and you also want to make sure you have enough places to mount them all. Here’s my aquascape on the 1st day vs 1 year later, I used 5 rocks in a 20 gallon tank and made sure there were a lot of arches (looks good to me, I can vary my PAR levels, and aggressive corals can be separated via peaks and valleys) and minimal rock so I have a lot of room to put corals.

I also think that you could make better use of your space by making your rock work taller. The top half of your tank doesn’t really have any rock so there won’t be coral up there. If you don’t want that look then that’s cool, you do you, but if you’re really wanting a full, lush reef look then I would suggest going taller.

Cute shrimp!

PicassoClown04 · Mar 21, 2021

Atrumblood said:
I was thinking of going with bright greens and pinks. Maybe some blues.

Sounds like you want a hammer garden

Atrumblood · Mar 21, 2021

footgal said:
Sounds like you want a hammer garden

Oh my that is amazing looking. I didn't know they came in that many colors.

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Thanks!

Atrumblood · Mar 21, 2021

footgal said:
I LOVE euphyllia!! I would definitely go that route personally but you make your own decision . IMO, your rock work is a little heavy. You want to plan for corals to grow (like you said) and you also want to make sure you have enough places to mount them all. Here’s my aquascape on the 1st day vs 1 year later, I used 5 rocks in a 20 gallon tank and made sure there were a lot of arches (looks good to me, I can vary my PAR levels, and aggressive corals can be separated via peaks and valleys) and minimal rock so I have a lot of room to put corals.

I also think that you could make better use of your space by making your rock work taller. The top half of your tank doesn’t really have any rock so there won’t be coral up there. If you don’t want that look then that’s cool, you do you, but if you’re really wanting a full, lush reef look then I would suggest going taller.

Cute shrimp!