Help with coral placement on new scape

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Hello all. I recently redid my entire aquascape and need help selecting and placement of those corals. I currently have 4 sps and 3 lps in the tank. I am looking at only keeping lps and sps corals along with a zoa garden. I will attach a pic of the scape for reference. The rock on the lower right will be where the zoas will be going. I would like suggestions for the main aquascape.

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Aquascape looks nice. Lots of different zones for different needs.
Have you measured the PAR levels at the various rock levels you have?
I would be mindful of anything that is plating on the top level, as you could quickly shadow the middle layer.
One thing that helped me when I was in your stage was to plan colours as well as final form. I now have some sticks and montis that will look really nice in terms of colour when thy grow out.
 
Aquascape looks nice. Lots of different zones for different needs.
Have you measured the PAR levels at the various rock levels you have?
I would be mindful of anything that is plating on the top level, as you could quickly shadow the middle layer.
One thing that helped me when I was in your stage was to plan colours as well as final form. I now have some sticks and montis that will look really nice in terms of colour when thy grow out.
Thanks for the reply. I have not measured par as I have no access to a par meter. My light is a t5 hybrid fixture with a hydra 32. The bulbs are 2 blue+ one coral+ and one actinic. I have the hydra at 50% intensity. I was looking at montis that are encrusting and not plating. Is there other lps you would recommend.
 

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