LPS Coral Placement Questions

[CuttleKid]

I want to do an all LPS coral tank. I had a few scolymia a lobo, and some acans. They were killed when my skimmer started releasing stray voltage into the tank. I have that taken care of and want to get back into keeping corals. I know very little when it comes light/placement needs of these corals. I want to put corals all over the rock work and want to know wher should I place them. I have led lighting.

I would like to keep

Scolymia australis
Acans
Lobos
Chalices
Torch corals
Elegance coral
Hard brain corals
Blastos


How do you think I should aquascpae to fit the needs of those corals


Thanks

 

[greech]

A low, open scape with lots of exposed sandbed and lower rocks that are exposed to light. "led lighting" doesn't provide much detail. 1W, 3W, 5W LEDs? What drivers? Are you using optics on your bulbs?

Most of those corals will do very well in moderate to lower lighting (some even will do best in shaded areas) as well as lower flow. Flow can be equally important. Direct flow on those fleshy corals can restrict polyp size and in extreme cases, cause damge to the coral's tissue. You need enough flow to suspend detritus but you want to avoid too much direct flow on most LPS.