Help placing my corals, please!

[cybrook1421]

Hello! I just started my reef tank journey about two-three months ago. I would like some assistance placing my corals (scroll to see pictures and tank information). I have done hours of research, but wanted to get some insight from people with experience. Please share any advice, suggestions or concerns you have over the placements I detailed below. Thank you in advance!

Also, any advice you have over taking some of these off the plugs would be much appreciated. I would like to re-glue them to some rubble rock I have and then glue to their new location.

Current corals (from left to right in the pictures below):

• Goniapora (on plug)
• Favia (on plug)
• Riocordia
• GSP (on tiny plug so not a big deal)
• Blasto (on plug)
• 3 Zoas

Coral placement:

• 1 - Goni
• 2 - GSP (separated from the other rocks by 1-2 inches)
• 3 - Riocordia
• 4 - Favia
• 5 - Blasto
• 6 - Zoas

Tank Background and Specs:

• 75gal with HOB overflow and sump
• Reef Octo 150INT Skimmer (not currently running)
• Planning to have cheato in the sump once nutrients demand it
• T5 hybrid light (2 blue plus, 1 atinic, 1 coral plus)
• 2 Kessil 36oX
• 1 MP40 and 1 MP10

Current lighting and flow:

• Powerheads are on a rotating schedule of reef crest, nutrient transport, lagoon mode and a few others. Max at 20%.
• Kessils ramp from 5am 0% to 11am 55%. T5 then come on from 11am to 3pm. Kessils than ramp down from 3pm to 9pm.
• Not sure on par yet, but renting a par meter next week. I am planning to adjust my lighting based on your suggestions and getting about 100-125 par on the sand bed during the peak lighting hours from 11am to 3pm.

 

[blaxsun]

It's easier to glue the plugs to the rocks than try and get the corals off the plugs. Coralline algae will encrust them anyway.