I have enough coral

[JoJosReef]

Bahahahahaha!


But seriously, when do you feel like you have "enough" coral in your tanks?

 

[Shibaken3]

I need MORE

 

[19Mateo83]

 

[Blopple]

Correct number is always n+1

You'll get there, don't worry hahaha.

 

[Waters]

When I have no more real estate to place it

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

I have five tanks. More than enough coral.

 

[FishTruck]

Not yet!

 

[Troylee]

Don’t think it’s possible…. I went from a 60gal cube to a 275 and it’s stuffed with frags and I keep getting more haha!!! I gotta let stuff grow and some point start thinning the heard for the pieces that look the best.

 

[Wolf8895]

Never Enough

 

[o2manyfish]

That's the joy of a healthy reef tank - There is always room for more. I started in the retail side of the hobby back in '85 and became one of the top salespeople in the largest fish store in So Cal, by upselling people to reef tanks rather than fish tanks.

Average size aquarium sold back then was about 40g. And in a 40g fish you have a set number of fish you can buy before you are full.

With a 40g reef, I had a revolving door of customers that came in as often as 3x a week to buy something new. And this was before there was ever such a thing as a frag. Another rock of mushrooms, another leather, another caluerpa rock, there is always space for more.

Having started a bare 750g reef in Sept I can say that it will be a long time before there is enough. There is enough now that the burn to have to buy more has subsided slightly and I can start being more selective as to what I choose. But that's after buying about 350 pieces of coral in 4-5 months.

And we still have (2) 180g frag tanks to stock. We stock these with corals that we give away (my wife and I). So there isn't such a desire to buy to fill these tanks. But we rescue alot of unhappy and unhealthy coral and turn them around, grow them and share them.

There will never be enough

Dave B

 

[c_ronius]

There's always room for a new one. That's half the fun!

 

[Kellie in CA]

I’m always fighting myself because I like a more minimalist look in my tank, but it’s so fun to get new stuff.

 

[JoJosReef]

Looking at you @steveschuerger . Got room for a few more?

 

[JoJosReef]

That's the joy of a healthy reef tank - There is always room for more. I started in the retail side of the hobby back in '85 and became one of the top salespeople in the largest fish store in So Cal, by upselling people to reef tanks rather than fish tanks.

Average size aquarium sold back then was about 40g. And in a 40g fish you have a set number of fish you can buy before you are full.

With a 40g reef, I had a revolving door of customers that came in as often as 3x a week to buy something new. And this was before there was ever such a thing as a frag. Another rock of mushrooms, another leather, another caluerpa rock, there is always space for more.

Having started a bare 750g reef in Sept I can say that it will be a long time before there is enough. There is enough now that the burn to have to buy more has subsided slightly and I can start being more selective as to what I choose. But that's after buying about 350 pieces of coral in 4-5 months.

And we still have (2) 180g frag tanks to stock. We stock these with corals that we give away (my wife and I). So there isn't such a desire to buy to fill these tanks. But we rescue alot of unhappy and unhealthy coral and turn them around, grow them and share them.

There will never be enough

Dave B

I've seen your posts on the socal forum. Great thing you're doing, especially donating to tanks in school classrooms. Nice to have role models like you and your wife in the hobby!

 

[flagg37]

I’ve transitioned from a 120g to a 70g AIO so the display portion is really more like a 50g. I’m much more particular about which corals I add now. No fast growers and the more intense the coloration the better.