Coral ID & Pump help

[Tyreefer]

Need help on coral ID of these corals below and what type of flow. I currently have a 37 gallon reef tank with

1 aqua top max flow DC wave maker (top left)
1 sicce (1000 - 270gph) bottom left hitting back of tank
1 sicce (1000 - 270 gph - top right facing wave maker directly across)


Any tips on changes I should make to rock work, placement of corals, flow (direction or placement of pumps). Some coral is doing great and others not so much. I know in picture #1 I have a green ausie pipe coral that refuses to open up, not sure what I’m doing wrong but really need advice and tips! Please!

 

[TeeSquared1214]

Hard to tell with the pictures in my opinion.

Pictures 2 and 4 look like Zoanthid corals.
Picture 5 looks like a bubble coral? Or a hammer? And picture 3 looks like a mushroom coral.

I’m new to the hobby so this may be way off base so take it with a grain of salt. Curious to know what others with more experience think!

 

[Tyreefer]

Hard to tell with the pictures in my opinion.

Pictures 2 and 4 look like Zoanthid corals.
Picture 5 looks like a bubble coral? Or a hammer? And picture 3 looks like a mushroom coral.

I’m new to the hobby so this may be way off base so take it with a grain of salt. Curious to know what others with more experience think!

Sorry my iPhone doesn’t take great photos and it’s hard for me to adjust lights since I have them setup on my apps that my lfs did for me, don’t want to mess anything up knowing myself I would!

 

[Sumbub]

Blastos and hammer likes a gentle flow. Not too fast. Is the first photo a pipe organ?

 

[Tyreefer]

Blastos and hammer likes a gentle flow. Not too fast. Is the first photo a pipe organ?

Interesting, would you leave them where I have them placed now? Yes first photo is a green ausie pipe organ coral, being such a pain not opening don’t know what I’m doing wrong

 

[Sumbub]

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Interesting, would you leave them where I have them placed now? Yes first photo is a green ausie pipe organ coral, being such a pain not opening don’t know what I’m doing wrong

I think you have them in good spots. Just keep an eye out to see if the hammer is splashing around like those car sales blow up things. LOL Forgot what they're called. And the pipe organ I think needs to be in a gentler spot too. Looks like it's getting blasted from both sides?

 

[Tyreefer]

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I think you have them in good spots. Just keep an eye out to see if the hammer is splashing around like those car sales blow up things. LOL Forgot what they're called. And the pipe organ I think needs to be in a gentler spot too. Looks like it's getting blasted from both sides?

I figured it being hit by both pumps wasn’t great, I read they need high flow to help move detritus out of there tiny nooks and crannies that it can get caught in. But maybe I should move it down more on rock work instead of in the direct flow?

 

[Sumbub]

Maybe a indirect flow. Not in front of the pumps but more forwards or behind it?

 

[Tyreefer]

Maybe an indirect flow. Not in front of the pumps but more forwards or behind it?

Thank you I’ll try to maybe face the pumps towards the glass to provide that indirect flow? Also what you mentioned about “ Just keep an eye out to see if the hammer is splashing around like those car sales blow up things. LOL Forgot what they're called” did you mean when it sticks out its little arms like this? What does it mean?

 

[Sumbub]

Thank you I’ll try to maybe face the pumps towards the glass to provide that indirect flow? Also what you mentioned about “ Just keep an eye out to see if the hammer is splashing around like those car sales blow up things. LOL Forgot what they're called” did you mean when it sticks out its little arms like this? What does it mean?

I meant when it's getting blown around wildly. Torches for instance will whip around wild like when the pumps are blowing at it.

 

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