Single coral tank questions

[Pyroprone]

So I'll be starting my first " reef tank " soon.... More of a frag collection is more accurate however. I do have someone to look over my shoulder who is very experienced with saltwater tanks but I don't want him "doing it for me" I want to learn myself mostly. My question is considering I want less of a show tank and more of a tank to collect different coral. Should I start off with only one variety until I become more knowledgeable with the hobby? For example should I just start with acans or zoa's, Instead of having multiple different types of coral. Having a variety of acans is appealing to me I think that's the route I would like to go once I build my tank. However is there any complications to only having one type in a tank? Are there any benefits to haveing a single tank dedicated to one type of coral? Also any suggestions other that acans and zoa's thay I should consider? Any insight into this is appreciated. Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[TheEngineer]

Congrats on your new addiction, I mean hobby

There are lots of people who have single coral type tanks. Most commonly you'll see people with all SPS tanks. In my experience, a mixed tank is a constant balancing act. Each coral has preferred parameters and they can both be on the extreme end of your stable point. A tank with all softies and LPS is fairly easy to stay in the right range. Same could be said for SPS.

If you like a particular coral, go for it!

 

[Pyroprone]

Congrats on your new addiction, I mean hobby

There are lots of people who have single coral type tanks. Most commonly you'll see people with all SPS tanks. In my experience, a mixed tank is a constant balancing act. Each coral has preferred parameters and they can both be on the extreme end of your stable point. A tank with all softies and LPS is fairly easy to stay in the right range. Same could be said for SPS.

If you like a particular coral, go for it!

That was kind of my thought process with the one type idea. If something specific is out of it's ideal range it might be easier to diagnose.