Less or more? What's looks better?

[jason604]

I kinda went crazy over the last few weeks and added a LOT more corals and rocks to my tank. Tank is about 8months old. Let me know what u guys think looks better. Simple few rocks and a couple sps?



Or jam pack a bunch more sps and rocks in?





Of course doing a make over like this had a bunch of damage due to my clumsiness so lots of frags or sale soon lol. Accidentally broke so many nice sps so I glued them to plugs and waiting to heal up good.

[Tn23]

I like the simple and clean look, however I shouldn't be the one to speak... my tank is a mess.

[don.ald]

When I have less, I want more!
When I have more, I want less!

[sirruckus]

2nd picture is what most people (who might not be in the hobby) love to look at. lots of action in there

[FishyFishy!]

I like it in the first picture as far as rock formation is concerned. But, if you just practice some good husbandry, those SPS should grow out nicely and fill those gaps. I personally would rather some nice big colonies than a bunch of frags. More room for the coral to grow into is always better. You just have to resist that "fill the gap with rock/frag" stages. I know its tuff... but at this stage, just step back and let it grow!

[kien]

Less is more!

.. more or less.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by don.ald

When I have less, I want more!
When I have more, I want less!

What He said

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

My wife likes the minimalist reef look.

I am an even worse OCD addict than you, so I usually end up with the maximized reef look.

[jason604]

Noticed some diatom patches on my very clean sand bed. Would this be a mini cycle due to extra rocks added? Is this bad should do something about it or just let it be.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

With your posts it appears as though you are moving too quickly with your tank. It looks great for 8 months. You shouldn't have to be turkey basting your rocks or corals, ever. Best to keep your hands outta your tank. Fiddling can cause crashes. I'd ease off on buying corals and livestock and buy some decent power heads or wave makers. Your tank is lacking flow.

Agreed, I've never had to take a turkey baster to my rock

I've got 4 powerheads in my 75 and a speedwave 2640 return and I'm still finding I want more flow

IMO flow is one of the many keys to success with sps