Sandbed or no sandbed, that is the question...

[prosnow]

Hey all, me again, looking for some advice on the whole sandbed or no sandbed idea, like everyone else i like the look of a sandbed, but i like the ease of the barebottem, anyone try faux sand bed? if so how did it turn out, how did u do it, did coraline and what not grow on it??

thanks!

[TheReefGeek]

What exactly constitutes a faux sandbed?

[MobyDick]

i think it's sand made out of faux....

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

What exactly constitutes a faux sandbed?

[muck]

A faux sandbed would be a really thin layer of sand glued to the bottom of your tank.
Whether that be directly to the bottom glass or on a piece of starboard.
It gives you the look of a sandbed (kinda IMO) with the benifits of a BB tank.

[mr_alberta]

A fake sandbed is where sand is epoxied onto a surface such as glass or starboard. This gives the look of sand, but, since its all glued down, it also acts like a bare bottom tank.

FunkyFish14 should chime is as he as done it. I believe that Doug has also done it in his tank.

[mr_alberta]

DOH...dang Ryan...to fast

[TheReefGeek]

THanks. I have read of glued sandbeds for SPS reefs with high flow, didn't know that is what it was called though.

[bulletsworld]

Originally Posted by MobyDick

i think it's sand made out of faux....

It's your personal preference though. I like the sandbed myself but others like BB so who's to say.

I seen Harveys tank with the starboard and I was impressed actually.You almost though it could be sand. So to each their own.

[mr_alberta]

I remember a couple of people asking how I keep my sand "so flat" when I had starboard.

[Deathstar]

I think a reef tank looks much better with a sand bed. But that is just me