Nano SPS arrangement - I need you

[chipchipbro]

hey guys

I am not happy with the arrangement of my tank right now and I want a new, clean arrangement for the tank.

Can you maybe help me place my corals for a nice and clean look? Plus I need to think about growth and patterns..

Here a short Video:

Red Sea Max Nano

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Now the corals I own:
- bigger toyic green pocillo
- small rainbow pocillo
- a bigger birdsnest (blue)
- small and tiny pink hystrix
- one big blue acro
- a purple/green acro frag (medium)
- a blue acro frag (medium)
- 3 small Montipora Bubble Gum frags
- 1 bigger montipora star wars frag
- 1 bigger stylo milka frag

Can you please tell me how and especially WHERE I should glue the frags to get a nice look?

I assume Pocillos should be more down and all acros on top?

Would appreciate your help!

I want to have a clean looking coral arrangement

Merry Christmas!!!

Here the pics:

 

[chipchipbro]

nobody?

 

[brandon429]

Chip that looks great as it is I recommend no changes! Every coral is perfect and deep colored and not lightened or bleaching, they appear well fed and all have room to grow it’s really sharp

did you rip clean that tank it’s all very tidy and sharp looking

most people want that deep purple look and healthy corals for their nano it looks great are you running fallow on it currently

if you will target feed the corals they’ll stay as nice and add mass to lock into place

 

[chipchipbro]

Chip that looks great as it is I recommend no changes! Every coral is perfect and deep colored and not lightened or bleaching, they appear well fed and all have room to grow it’s really sharp

did you rip clean that tank it’s all very tidy and sharp looking

most people want that deep purple look and healthy corals for their nano it looks great are you running fallow on it currently

if you will target feed the corals they’ll stay as nice and add mass to lock into place

thanks man!
I must say, I did not rip clean the tank.. I just bought some snails and decreased lights.. then my GHA was gone.. had some dinos but they did also go back after dosing peroxide in no time. I just had to lower my lights in intensity.

No I am back to normal and run All-For-Reef

I thought I need to re-arrange the corals as I tend to add more acros.. and therefore wanted to put new acros on top and the pocillos and stylos and stuff at the lower end of the rock.

I also dose live phyto every day, I guess the corals like it.

 

[Nano sapiens]

Nano cubes are relatively limited in the number of different distinct layouts possible, while still maintaining correct flow (as few major obstructions as possible) and allow good viewing of the corals. Your keeping space all around the rock work is very important, IME. Not only can the water flow but you can easily get back there to keep the wall clean.

My two favorite cube aquascape styles are the 'Wreath' and the 'Rule of Thirds'.

The Wreath is where the rocks are arranged to form a circle with the center being left rather open (in this case with a touch of asymmetry):

And an example of the 'Rule of Thirds':

Rule of thirds - Wikipedia

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At any rate, the idea is to create a Coral Bommie that might actually be found in nature and very seldom is a natural structure perfectly symmetrical.

As for height, just be mindful that if branching SPS do well they will shoot up and out. Having too much rock placed up high means they could be hitting the surface in a relatively short time. So, for these I'd recommend keeping the rock work relatively low to allow for the anticipated vertical growth.

 

[chipchipbro]

Nano cubes are relatively limited in the number of different distinct layouts possible, while still maintaining correct flow (as few major obstructions as possible) and allow good viewing of the corals. Your keeping space all around the rock work is very important, IME. Not only can the water flow but you can easily get back there to keep the wall clean.

My two favorite cube aquascape styles are the 'Wreath' and the 'Rule of Thirds'.

The Wreath is where the rocks are arranged to form a circle with the center being left rather open (in this case with a touch of asymmetry):

And an example of the 'Rule of Thirds':

Rule of thirds - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

At any rate, the idea is to create a Coral Bommie that might actually be found in nature and very seldom is a natural structure perfectly symmetrical.

As for height, just be mindful that if branching SPS do well they will shoot up and out. Having too much rock placed up high means they could be hitting the surface in a relatively short time. So, for these I'd recommend keeping the rock work relatively low to allow for the anticipated vertical growth.

well brother, thanks for sharing those cube scapes! I must say they look very nice!

But I didnt plan to change something there.. so i dont want to re-arrange my rockwork though..

I just need some sps pro‘s to tell me where to put the corals to get a nice coral scape. I assume the pocillo on top isnt the best idea, or what would you guys say?

 

[Nano sapiens]

well brother, thanks for sharing those cube scapes! I must say they look very nice!

But I didnt plan to change something there.. so i dont want to re-arrange my rockwork though..

I just need some sps pro‘s to tell me where to put the corals to get a nice coral scape. I assume the pocillo on top isnt the best idea, or what would you guys say?

I'm not the best person to ask about how to optimally place branching SPS as I tend to keep mostly SPS that are encrusting, mounding or have very thin branching structures (my aquarium is only ~46 l, so not much room for the larger Acropora species).

There are some very good examples of successful SPS placement in smaller aquaria here:

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