Has anyone gone bare bottom?
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Topic: Has anyone gone bare bottom?
Posted By: Ryanscott
Subject: Has anyone gone bare bottom?
Date Posted: August 27 2013 at 6:48pm
| I recently went bare bottom in my 120 g just wanted to see if anyone else is running a BB and how they liked it. |
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Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: August 27 2013 at 7:08pm
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I am considering it for my 93 cube. How do you like it so far? |
Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: August 27 2013 at 7:52pm
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Nick801 has his frag tank bare bottom. Looks pretty stellar |
Posted By: Ryanscott
Date Posted: August 27 2013 at 9:52pm
| I love it . I had fine sand that would blow around easy so I had m y mp40´s at 65 % and my sand was a bit of a nutrient trap anyways. Now I have my mp40's at 90% and everything loves it. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 6:46am
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Aloha, Do your bare bottom tanks have a Refugium sand bed with all it's bugs and worms that spawn to feed the coral/inverts? I'm just curious, because that would seem to be a good thing, like imitating a tall coral head high above the sand as at this reef in Hawaii.  Mahalo, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Fatman
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 6:54am
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 7:12am
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The hobbyists I have known with bare bottom tanks always complained about that very thing. Some resorted to placing a powerhead shooting across the bottom to keep the detritus in suspension until it could be eaten by inverts/coral or could overflow and be removed by the filter bag. Sounds like Ryanscott uses that principle for his tank. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 7:25am
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My frag tank has been bare since the start. ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: Summertop
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 7:29am
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I saw a tank where the bottom was basicaly self-made rock that LOOKED like sand. So, no matter how much water ciculation he had, there was no sand storms. He did have lots of sand in his refugiums. It was pretty cool. ------------- =========== Shawn Winterbottom |