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[whatcaneyedo]

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

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

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.

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.

[whatcaneyedo]

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.

[Diana]

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