Help with first Coral placement

[Jkellar]

Hoping you wonderful folks can help me. I ordered 3 corals from wwc as my first. Pucker Up Ricordea Mushroom, WWC Incredible Hulk Leptoseris, and Neon Blastomussa. But I’m not sure where I should place them. I want to leave room for the future corals and such. Picture attached of my tank. Thank you! Also any tips for keeping these alive would be appreciated. So far I have checked alkalinity, calcium, ph, salinity, and nitrate. All are in good range but my nitrate is a bit high still at 15. Hope through water changes I can get it down before next Friday when these show up.

 

[dwest]

It depends on your lighting big time. But, in general I would put the blasto on the bottom. The ricordea could go anywhere likely in relatively low flow. But I would put the ricodea on its own rock that’s not touching other rocks as it might take over the tank as it multiplies.

Tidal Gardens - Ricordea Coral Care

Mushrooms from the genus Ricordea are a highly desirable Corallimorph in the reef aquarium hobby due to their unique bubble-like appearance. There are two species of Ricordea mushrooms, Ricordea florida and Ricordea yuma.

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[Jkellar]

It depends on your lighting big time. But, in general I would put the blasto on the bottom. The ricordea could go anywhere likely in relatively low flow. But I would put the ricodea on its own rock that’s not touching other rocks as it might take over the tank as it multiplies.

Tidal Gardens - Ricordea Coral Care

Mushrooms from the genus Ricordea are a highly desirable Corallimorph in the reef aquarium hobby due to their unique bubble-like appearance. There are two species of Ricordea mushrooms, Ricordea florida and Ricordea yuma.

www.tidalgardens.com

Would it make sense to just put the ricordea on a 4 -5 inch rock on its own up front in the sand?
Any thoughts on the lepto?

 

[JGT]

All in the lower third of your tank. Low to moderate flow.

 

[Double monti 61]

They can move I had one in a 12 gallon tank that moved from the bottom of the tank to the top leaving many more behind they all survived until a power outage during a north east winter that my tank could not survive

 

[dwest]

Would it make sense to just put the ricordea on a 4 -5 inch rock on its own up front in the sand?
Any thoughts on the lepto?

Good idea with ricordea. I’ve never had a lepto so I would spend some time reading. But it sounds like JGT gave some good advice. But again, without knowing anything about your lighting, we are just guessing.

I also would not be concerned with your nitrate levels. Good luck!

Tidal Gardens - Leptoseris Coral Care

This coral spotlight article is all about Leptoseris. What kind of tank is Leptoseris best suited for? I see this coral being used as a ground cover in SPS dominated tanks as well as mixed reefs with other stony corals. It is a very fast growing coral and can quickly cover rock work basically...

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[damsels are not mean]

Blastos love really low light. Like literally in the shade. Leptoseris usually likes low light as well. Mushrooms are very adaptable and their appearance usually shifts a bit in different lighting conditions. (Maybe the bubbles get bigger, certain pigments become more dominant, etc)

 

[Jkellar]

Thank you all. I have two ai Prime 32s. They are currently set up with the kelsey Lund preset from AI. Not an owner of a par meter. Would a frag rack be a good idea to figure out the depth before glueing?

I feel like this is a bit of a risk. But I couldn’t resist the wwc sale to see if I could pull it off after only a couple months.

 

[Jkellar]

Everything showed up and so far look great (at least I think). I hope it continues.