LPS placements

[DmitryB]

To me one of the most intimidating things to consider is the placement of new corals in a tank, especially when the corals have stinging tentacles. Whenever I look at stocked tanks I have a hard time processing how it all works and how people decided on the correct spot, not just for the specific coral's light and flow needs, but how it functions next to the corals around it! So for example if you have a Torch - you really leave several inches around it empty and nothing can live there? Same with all of these sweeper tentacles corals? Or would you put a Torch next to an Elegance and let them duke it out?

I ordered a bunch of frags from Pieces of the Ocean on their Father's Day "let's make a deal" offer and now I'm terrified of actually placing them into the tank (which currently has no corals.) Like.... I have no idea how to place all this!

 

[DolphinDude09]

coral warfare is a challenge for many. I think its just something you just work out over time in any tank. Make sure you do research on the corals you got to know which are most agressive or which and work out together. One thing that might help you is flow. for example you may be able to direct your flow in such a way that a torch can't sting others around it because the flow is going that direction. what I would say is to use the first week or so to think place and be able to move corals if they aren't working out. Figure out how it can work for your situation as it is always unique and once you have your placements try to avoid moving them as much as possible for them to get comfortable.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I like to leave 8"-10" between corals, believe me, that 8"-10" will disappear in a year or two. I think one of the most common newbie mistakes is glueing corals so close to each other

 

[DmitryB]

I like to leave 8"-10" between corals, believe me, that 8"-10" will disappear in a year or two. I think one of the most common newbie mistakes is glueing corals so close to each other

That's a lot of space!! That's what I'm wondering about and also worried about. My tank is only 24"! Also most photos don't show the empty spaces of photographed from the front. An above shot would better reveal the actual placements.

I'm making a list of all the requirements for the frags I got. Some can go on rocks. I'm especially wondering about the Zoas. I got 3 different Zoas. How to best place them so they don't overtake thr whole system. Best not to put them on the main rock structure?