Substrate.....or no substrate?

[MitchM]

There is a reference library on this board that has a lot of good reading on the topics of sandbeds:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47

Have a read through it

When I was in Calgary, the first LFS I dealt with encouraged BB as well. I wonder if it's the same one?

I tried BB for a while, but have always enjoyed the added diversity of DSB's.

Mitch

[Chin_Lee]

you can always add sand AFTER the fact. Its as easy as putting sand in a container, put it into the water and then pouring it out where you want it.

I vote BB and my tanks have GSP growing along the bottom which looks really nice too.

[Reefer Rob]

This is the most civilized sand thread I've ever seen... by the way, I have no opinion Sand or no sand, it's all good.

[sharky222]

Thanks, everyone, for the advice! I've decided to tack the $4.99 sand-printed drawer-liner from Canadian Tire to the underside of the tank.....BB it is! For now, at least.....

[Rbacchiega]

I think it's a wise decision. Like it's already been said, you can always add a shallow or even deep sand bed after the fact. Alot of the bb tanks that are established you don't even notice the bare bottom till you really look

[xtreme]

Here is a couple pics of my tank from a while back. You can see how corals will spread and cover the bottom if you give them time. And the coraline doesn't look all that bad.

[sharky222]

WOW. Nice tank! I wouldn't even have noticed the BB....go figure....