For those of you with bare bottom reef tanks

[IslandReefer]

Good point Quinn! ("on the table legs")
Another idea that looks good at first blush....of course I was going to do this, but now, on to plan B;
I was experimenting with "acrocrete"(sp?)(produced several "good" tables) and found that if you mold on top of milk carton paper etc the bottom of the artificial base rock is very shiny , smooth and flat, therefore shouldn't scratch or place uneven pressure on the bottom glass. Putting eggcrate down first (whats starboard?...around here thats the right side-o-the boat) might still be good in that it would ,be lighter and could be made to not displace a lot of the sand bed. I was thinking apx 6inch strips (2x drill bit length) eggcrate with some 1/4 inch holes drilled through to allow sand, worms,O2,H20 to flow under the LR without destablizing everything.
On top of this I was thinking of using custom acrocrete bases on the eggcrate. by making the base rock 3-4 inches high 1/2 to 1inch sticks up above the sand, upon this goes the live rock( ...think $5-10 per lb). Using a masonary drill mounting holes can easily be placed to attach the LR with the "live" part out of the sand and in the light.
Also by " whipping" the acrocrete you can make it very light and porous .
So...what do yous all think?....workable?.....on to plan"C"?
John