Seth The Wine Guy;1074102 wrote: I would agree that colony size is relative to tank size in determining what "small" is. What do you consider small? A baseball, softball, basketball?
The tort pictured was larger than a cantaloupe. The milli not fully pictured larger than a dinner plate. The stag to it's left was so large that I had to break the colony just to remove it from the tank since it was eurobraced. It was over 2' wide at its widest point. The RD was a volleyball at it's largest. They were in a 4x2x2 tank as you know. Very crammed it was, at its peak.
We all create, scape, and grow our tanks to match our own personal preferences. I strive to attain growth patterns found in the wild. Uber high flow is required to attain that with most SPS. Especially acros. I used four MP40's and a 1700gph return pump to attain this in a little 120g. Some called it overkill, I called it just right. I am about to attempt it on a larger scale. I'm just the type that either tries to do it "right" or not do it at all. Right for me is different than right for you, or others. I respect and cherish the little living organisms I put in my tank, and strive to deliver them an environment they will thrive in, like they would in the wild. I fail more often than I succeed...
I'm about quality over quantity. Achieving both is difficult. I applaud anyone who tries.
I just don't like the ones that are crammed so full of so called collector frags that it looks like it belongs in a store instead of a supposedly reef tank.
