placement of corals & mushrooms

[fahadahmed]

I have had a FOWLR for couple years but I now I am entering in the Reef world. I have some corals and need get blessing from ya'll of thier placements. I have 4x65w power compact lights and 2x Koralia4 on either sides of the tank.

Top layer. In order from left to center. (Koralia4 placed on left):

Hammer (4 small frags)- flow=high (5 inches from pump)
frogspawn (3 heads) - flow=high
Xenia (2 heads) - Flow = medium

Top layer. In order from right to center. (Koralia4 placed on left):

Torch (4 medium size heads) - Flow = High
Colt (Medium) - Medium
Candy Cane (11 heads) - flow = low - medium

Middle layer:

Mushrooms - Middle layer - Low flow

[ahullsb]

It's hard to tell without being there, but make sure the hammer and frogspawn aren't being directly hit by the koralia all the time. They seem to prefer lower flow than that, and might stay a little more closed up. Actually it seems that most of your corals don't require much flow. As long as they aren't getting hit directly or they are at least 6 inches away, they should be fine. Keep an eye on that xenia, it can spread across your tank in no time!

[Potsy]

I try to keep my lps in medium to low flow. My frogspawn looks best in flow that's just strong enough to cause the tentacles to sway slowly. Any more than that and it retracts. In nature they live in calm lagoons with little wave action.

[Deb91]

Can you at least post a picture. This has got to be the hardest post to understand I have ever read. Do you have these corals already,want to get them or what.Please explain better. You really got me confused big time!

[Potsy]

Originally posted by Deb91
Can you at least post a picture. This has got to be the hardest post to understand I have ever read. Do you have these corals already,want to get them or what.Please explain better. You really got me confused big time!

Seems straightforward enough to me. He has them already - he even has a head count on the lps corals, refers to some them as frags, and clearly indicates the flow they are receiving. And, you can't judge current from a photo.

[Potsy]

Oh, and colt corals can take a good amount of turbulent flow. They're "slimey" corals that benefit from strong current to help them shed that mucuous layer and "breathe." Part of my sinularia gets directly pounded by one of my powerheads and the polyps don't even retract.

[fahadahmed]

Here are the pics...I have moved the stuff around.

[fahadahmed]