Just picked up some SPS colonies, where should i put them?

[nadking]

I scored some really nice sps colonies from a fellow reefer the other day. I know for sure one is a cali tort, and a red planet, the other two are unknowns. I have a large 1.5'x1.5' shelf high up in the tank that Id like to keep them on because it raises them up about 13" from the surface of the water. The tank is a 6' 210 gallon. I run 2x6' T12 vho's, 4x48" t5 vho 12000k staggered, and 3x blue white combo stunner led strips.
In the middle of the tank is a rio polario that does 5500 gph alternating every 30 seconds and I have 2x 3000 gph pumps on each side of the tank for flow.
Anyone have ideas on which would do best with the most flow, etc?
Here are some pics. Sorry so blue, I can't take a good picture with this camera.

Cali Tort

Unknown

unknown

Full view of shelf, Red Planet is on very left

Here is an old view of the shelf from side angle

 

[losthere]

On the rockwork.

 

[nadking]

On the rockwork.

Oh really, I was thinking the sand might be better for them.

 

[Jabrams]

they seem pretty close together.

in the top picture I see a nice bare spot on the rock to the right of your frog spawn. If you placed a colony there would the sweepers from your frog spawn reach them?

If so, considering placing the frog spawn in the sand and your acros higher up.

 

[Nate R]

the red planet will encrust like crazy so maybe set your frag on a piece of rock you can move and give it a little space to grow outwards.

 

[nadking]

they seem pretty close together.

in the top picture I see a nice bare spot on the rock to the right of your frog spawn. If you placed a colony there would the sweepers from your frog spawn reach them?

If so, considering placing the frog spawn in the sand and your acros higher up.

The spot next to the frog spawn is barron and I think it would be great for an acro, I just worry that it is too close to the polario and would get absolutely blasted with flow. It does about 5500 gph. Any idea on which acro could handle it? The sweepers from the frogspawn arent too long so it should be fine. I plan on moving the frogspawn down for sure as I add more sps to the system and run out of room.

 

[nadking]

they seem pretty close together.

in the top picture I see a nice bare spot on the rock to the right of your frog spawn. If you placed a colony there would the sweepers from your frog spawn reach them?

If so, considering placing the frog spawn in the sand and your acros higher up.

The spot next to the frogspawn is barron and I think it would be great for an acro, I just worry that it is too close to the polario and would get absolutely blasted with flow. It does about 5500 gph. Any idea on which acro could handle it? The sweepers from the frogspawn arent too long so it should be fine. I plan on moving it down for sure as I add more sps to the system and run out of room.

 

[nadking]

the red planet will encrust like crazy so maybe set your frag on a piece of rock you can move and give it a little space to grow outwards.

That is a good idea I will do that for sure.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

Where you have them looks pretty good. Just pop some epoxy on the bottom side of the plug and you are all set. The two unknowns are staghorns of some type. You might be able to get an id in the sps id section.

 

[cwazy clown]

I agree that you have most of them in the correct locations, just watch them and if they bleech/brown, move them

 

[nadking]

Thanks guys, any idea on which of them could handle the most flow/likes the most flow, Cali, Red Planet, or the two stags?

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

I would say the stags but not really sure

 

[mdefo25]

How about in my tank....

 

[nadking]

How about in my tank....

Im sorry but they were just glued!