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#2
09-04-2007, 04:36 AM
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I thought about going with starboard for my 280g that I'm about to put together, but, decided against it for the mere reason I'm not entirely certain what deleterious effects there could be with water going stagnant in the gaps between the edges and anything underneath. Maybe it's insignificant, I don't know. I decided just to go with a white styrofoam pad under the tank and leave it at that. Just my $0.02, I realize this isn't so much an answer to your question as it is an unsolicited piece of advice from the peanut gallery, and man do I hate it when my parents or inlaws do that to me, so .. um .. my bad.
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09-04-2007, 04:45 AM
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Haha, thanks Tony. Just looking for some thoughts so thats great. Now that I know the reason you cant silicone the starboard (thanks spoot), I do not think I will use the starboard at all. I will probably either paint the bottom, or like you said, white s/foam. Thanks for the replies...
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09-05-2007, 03:59 PM
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I'm seriously looking at going BB on the 90 I'm going to get and I plan on getting it just marginally smaller than the inside diameter of the tank so the starboard sits directly on the glass and not the silicone around the edges.
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09-07-2007, 03:55 AM
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I just seen in Tank of The Month, Doug has some Live rock rubble on the bottom of his. Perhaps having some of that down would keep it looking so bare at the beginning, but still easy to clean around??
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#7
09-07-2007, 05:10 AM
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Zoo covered bottom FTW!
My next tank will have a normal glass bottom, then I will silicone starboard in and I will silicone it in well. Right now I have a starboard bottom, but have a gap around the edges, stuff collects in there. Also, when snails get the exact right size (which happens to all of them) they will get stuck in the edge. Starboard does not stick to silicone, but if the whole thing is silliconed in well, as if it actually were the bottom of the tank, you will not regret it. FWIW the small bit of water trapped under there will never harm anything.
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