Euphyllia placement

[roostertech]

I'm inheriting a few Euphyllia colonies (Torch, branching frogspawn, wall hammer) and trying to figure out their placement.

I read that Hammer and Frog can go together and Torch stand alone? So I'm thinking the hammer can be on the sand bed. Frog will be slightly above it and Torch diagonally (up and to the left) of frog.

Thought?

 

[SpottedMoocow]

I'm inheriting a few Euphyllia colonies (Torch, branching frogspawn, wall hammer) and trying to figure out their placement.



I read that Hammer and Frog can go together and Torch stand alone? So I'm thinking the hammer can be on the sand bed. Frog will be slightly above it and Torch diagonally (up and to the left) of frog.



Thought?

Most of the time they can all go together. Hammers and frogspawn are usually no problem, but occasionally you can find a torch that has a little more potent sting than others.

I've had Euphyllia the all over the tank and given acclimation time, they can survive in almost any light. Most I have put in the l lower half of the tank.

For flow, I have noticed that the longer, thinner tentacle torches like a little more flow than the thicker tentacle ones.

-Randy



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[Mark9]

I'd keep the torch away frog the others. Good rule of thumb and won't cause you any grief later on.
Your placement sounds fine.
I have hammers on the sand, some up top, they don't seem to care much.

 

[Fragcity]

What size tank? I'd keep the torch away from the hammer and frogspawn.

 

[Nimitz87]

as long as the torch's tentacles aren't whipping against it's on skeleton it can handle pretty much anything.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

You really should keep the torch away from the rest.
Sweepers are more pronounced @ night and longer too.

 

[roostertech]

I'm testing with them all on the sand bed

Torch <space> Frog Hammer

You can see placement here, 47s in

https://youtu.be/QEZwfYqdRw0?t=47

I look for sweeping tentacle from the Torch at night but have not seen it yet. Does all torch have sweeping tentacle? Any particular sign to look for stinged / stressed coral?

 

[kelp47]

I can't comment on placement, but wanted to say that I love your scape! Unique, room to grow with open space for the fish .

 

[Lsufan]

I would keep the torch away from everything & by itself because they do grow fast in the right conditions. I have one in the corner by itself but it has grown to the point to where it has started reaching other corals & stinging them. He is already in the corner so all I can do is drag it to get it to stop stinging others.

As far as placement for the others, I find most euphylia can handle a pretty wide range in lighting as long as they are acclimated properly, but they don't like a lot of flow. So my euphlia I don't worry about light as much as I try to keep them in lower flow spots in the tank. U want them to gently sway back & forth & not let them get blown around violently. I have a lot of sps so I have higher flow in the tank so I have to keep the sps up higher & the euphylia down lower or to where a rock is shielding some of the flow. It's easier to set it up this way & keep higher flow at the top of the tank & lower flow in the bottom

 

[Spectorman]

Keep the torch away from the hammer.