Coral Stocking Location Advice

[Patryk P.]

Hey guys, so I have a Red Sea Reefer 250 65 gallon system. (54 gallons in the display)
It’s been running for 3 months and all parameters look good.

I would like some advice and recommendations on the corals to put in my rock work as I am new to saltwater and would like suggestions. I was thinking of having a Zoa Garden which is circled in green in that spot. An Acro/Micromussa garden in the red circle. And a Frogspawn/Hammer garden in the yellow circle. I am only going to want to do softies and lps. I really want my tank to have coral everywhere.

I don’t know on what to put higher up on the rock work yet as I was thinking some torches up there? Any other corals to put up there high ont eh rock work?

I was definitely thinking of adding a GSP wall later on.

Any suggestions on what corals to put where and should I move any of my current corals?

Second pic is right side and 3rd pic is left side

Thanks

 

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Torches could work higher up depending on the lighting intensity and flow up there.

Zoas can and will take over the rockwork if you let them but the location should work.

The frogspawn/hammer garden can be there or even on the rockwork above where they're currently sitting.

Higher in the rockwork can also be some easier SPS like Montipora if you want.

 

[Patryk P.]

Torches could work higher up depending on the lighting intensity and flow up there.

Zoas can and will take over the rockwork if you let them but the location should work.

The frogspawn/hammer garden can be there or even on the rockwork above where they're currently sitting.

Higher in the rockwork can also be some easier SPS like Montipora if you want.

Yeah I was recently considering sps.

The flow up there I would say high up is moderate to high and the lighting I measured with a par meter would be 150-200 in some spots

 

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Yeah I was recently considering sps.

The flow up there I would say high up is moderate to high and the lighting I measured with a par meter would be 150-200 in some spots

Too low for most "difficult" SPS, but fine for torches, Montipora, and Stylophora types.