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I try to do this in my tank designs, but those tanks are absurdly nice.

http://reeftools.com/news/minimalist-aquascaping/

The only think is, you "lose" some space for corals (at least as the tank matures)
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those are beautiful tanks...wonder if that's possible on a Oceanic Illuminata with a center overflow....

I read through the entrie thread on RC, some impressive designs. I plan on going the same route on my next aquarium or when I move this aquarium too my new home next year.

same here, i'm working on building a new system

always liked the Bonsai reef on RC

yeah, that tank is sick!

The first tank started off with a good balance on the rock work, then $h1t hit the fan and now it's all Pokemon... JMO

The last one looks VERY promising.

That makes me want to move some rock to my sump! Love the clean look.

I really like less rock AND less coral. That way the few colonies that a person picks can actually grow large and look more 'natural'... I've seen pictures on this forum of more specimens in a 20gal than what I have in a 120gal. This may or may not be a minimalistic aquascape, at this point I think its too grown-in to tell. But it is my favorite all time tank. 273gal with about 30 colonies. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-10/totm/index.php

And that's my favorite part of your tank. Somehow my tank is loaded with various frags with not much room for growth and no room (besides the back glass) for new ones. I never set out to do this but I say 'yes' far more than I say 'no' apparently.

Thats our saving grace up here. There is simply nothing for sale so there is very little temptation to buy more. Although at one point I think I did have about 40 colonies in my display. But a few years ago I came to my senses and started removing to my frag tank or selling the ones I didn't really like. Now I'm down to 25 or 20 if you don't include Zoanthids which to me are just filler. I've often thought it would be really different to have a large tank populated by just a single massive coral like a big domed Platygyra. The closest I've seen is the TOTM on RC from a few years ago where the guy had nothing but rose bubble tip anemones.

I always try and go minimal but it doesn't always end up that way. This is probably my most minimal aquascape as of yet, tank was a Red Sea Max 34 gallon.... and excuse the obvious image doctoring :mrgreen:

http://www.aquaticescapes.ca/pictures/nanoreef.jpg