Help me place my new sps'

[LinkinReef]

I bought a bunch of frags this weekend at a local meeting and I have an idea as to where to put the frags as far a placement, but I wanted to get some more expert opinions. My tank has a stable cal of 410, alk at 9-9.3, mag at 1300, nitrate 0 and no phosphates.

This is my list of corals in need of advice on placement :

Pearl berry
Hawkins blue
Bellina
Ultimate blue stag
Pink lemonade
Sunset milli
Red robin
Yellow tort
Cerealis
Plum crazy
Red planet

 

[LinkinReef]

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[LinkinReef]

Anyone?

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Start at the bottom to get acclimated to your lights and the slowly move them up. Depending on what lighting system they came from to yours.

 

[Peter Eichler]

I like to keep red planet a little lower o it retains more green. I think Red Robin gets more pastel in stronger light as well, but I don't have personal experience with that one. Hawkins lightens up and is more solid teal is given heavy light IME, but it a little darker mid to low level. Most of the others will do well and have similar coloring mid to high level.

 

[MHG]

Do yourself a favor and borrow a PAR meter. Now that I know my par zones, I have shorter acclimation times or in the case I am getting coral from someone who knows their tank, I place them right in the same range and have not had any issues in over a year...

Short of that here is something I learned the hard way when placing. Low light causes sps to turn a rust colored brown.... if they turn a tan color it is likely from low nutrients... once I learned the difference that helped me out a lot...