Coral layout

[corey.nolta]

So a buddy of mine broke up some colonies to make room for new frags and I was lucky enough to snag quite a few sps and lps frags from him (16 in total). Brought them home and got them all glued down to some rubble rock. Now what?!? I am at a loss. I don't even know where to begin to place them in my tank. I know the requirements for the corals, but I'm talking aesthetically. How do you go about figuring that out since it's pretty much a one shot deal (once glue sets)? What are some of your tips/techniques to make a beautiful looking tank?

Frag sizes range anywhere from a 1" single branch, to a 4" many branch frag.
Here's a list of what I can remember if it helps:
Green digi
Orange digi
War coral
Candy cane
Blasto
Hydnophora
Teal stag
BoP birdsnest
Garf bonsai
Tri color nana
Mystery chalice

 

[alten78]

Using loctite gel, it doesn't take much to break the rubble off of where it was and where it will go, nothing really will be a one shot deal until (if) the coral encrusts over the rock. By that time, you should already know if that is its final destination.

Here is a great write up https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-on-creating-amazing-aquascapes.97209/

 

[MOPAR]

You can definetly remove a frag after glueing it down it will just take a little to break off the glue. Also I recommend looking at colonies online of the frags you have to get an idea of what they may look like and what growth type they have. Proper spacing is key give each frag some room to grow. Also making sure not to place an aggressive coral with sweepers such as the war coral next to a passive one is a good idea. Astetically it is hard to judge what will look the best after a year or so of growth has taken place, but it will likely look great no matter the placement once the corals fill in the scape.