Amount of coral

[White Hair]

does the amount of rock in your tank have anything to do with the amount of coral you can have in your tank?If not what is or what are the factors.I have seen nano tanks that seemed to be full of corals,They were beautiful

 

[BeejReef]

I'll take a stab at it. Anyone feel free to correct me.
The amount of rock has more to do with how many fish and inverts you can keep. They produce ammonia which your rock converts into less toxic nitrite and least toxic nitrate. I do not believe that corals produce ammonia, so there's no direct correlation between corals and your biological filter.

A new trend, actually, is to use very little rock in stony coral dominant tanks and to allow the growing corals to "become" the aquascape. Spacing and lighting issues aside, I don't believe the amount of rock will be a limiting factor, provided it's adequate for your fish. Ammonia kills everything.

 

[HB AL]

I have a ton of rock, a ton of corals and a ton of fish, I don’t think without the ton of live rock I have I would be successful in keeping the tons of corals and fish alive. Here’s a pic for reference.

 

[Waters]

does the amount of rock in your tank have anything to do with the amount of coral you can have in your tank?If not what is or what are the factors.I have seen nano tanks that seemed to be full of corals,They were beautiful

No, the amount of rock has nothing to do with how many coral you can keep.....have you ever seen large frag tanks in fish stores ? That being said, you still need some type of biological filtration....whether it be from rock or some other media in a filter.

 

[Katrina71]

I think more rock offers more stability. Jmo