How Many Coral Frags

[Joe Tony]

Hey guys, I have a 45-gallon long tank with about 45-50 lb of live rock. I'd like to get a good benchmark for what the cap is of coral frags to add.

Currently I have a toadstool leather, a duncan coral, and a red mushroom (which I have lost! lol)

Should I assume another 12-15 frags would be fine, including some aggressive corals getting their own space?

 

[TX_REEF]

yes, should be fine. Just plan to re-frag/re-home/sell the aggressive ones as they grow got pics?

 

[Joe Tony]

yes, should be fine. Just plan to re-frag/re-home/sell the aggressive ones as they grow got pics?

Can I potentially add more frags in the future, if the corals aren't aggressive? Or is 12-15 the cap for a 45 gallon tank?

Pictures forthcoming later today :)

 

[TX_REEF]

Can I potentially add more frags in the future, if the corals aren't aggressive? Or is 12-15 the cap for a 45 gallon tank?

Pictures forthcoming later today :)

there is no cap set by number of frags, more coral just means more nutrients needed to keep them growing. Your only limiting factor with LPS and softies is going to be their tendency to want to kill each other as they physically come in contact. Many LPS also have long sweeper tentacles. You can somewhat combat this by keeping same-type corals near each other and giving them space from un-like corals.

 

[Joe Tony]

there is no cap set by number of frags, more coral just means more nutrients needed to keep them growing. Your only limiting factor with LPS and softies is going to be their tendency to want to kill each other as they physically come in contact. Many LPS also have long sweeper tentacles. You can somewhat combat this by keeping same-type corals near each other and giving them space from un-like corals.

Here is my tank set up :)