I can't belive it... I've gone barebottom!

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by muck

Do you have many snails left Bev??

Still have a significant number of snails left...... so far

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Chad,

I have astreas and margaritas, mostly. In one tank, I have a few ceriths left over from when I had a sandbed in there, but I think ceriths do better with sandbeds.

You might try Trochus. I find the trouble with Asreas is that when they fall over they can't right themselves and die. I have never had a Margarita that survived very long. But the Trochus I bought for the 15G BB tank so far work very well. However, if you can get Stomatella to show up you would really be happy.

[Fish]

Thanks for the tips.
Bob, I have two stomatella in my tank that I think were hitchikers on zoo frags I bought from you. I guess I just need to buy more zoos eh?
It seems like the lfs's only carry one type of snail and I would rather have the smaller size variety in a nano, where can a person buy stomatella?

Quinn,
I couldn't find the GSP thread you were talking about but just the threat of it is enough to make me cautious. Thx.

- Chad

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Bob_I

You might try Trochus. I find the trouble with Astreas is that when they fall over they can't right themselves and die. I have never had a Margarita that survived very long. But the Trochus I bought for the 15G BB tank so far work very well. However, if you can get Stomatella to show up you would really be happy.

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Fish

Thanks for the tips.
Bob, I have two stomatella in my tank that I think were hitchikers on zoo frags I bought from you. I guess I just need to buy more zoos eh?
It seems like the lfs's only carry one type of snail and I would rather have the smaller size variety in a nano, where can a person buy stomatella?

Quinn,
I couldn't find the GSP thread you were talking about but just the threat of it is enough to make me cautious. Thx.

- Chad

The problem with Stomatellas is that they are hitchikers. Sometimes they do well in one tank, and when you try to move them they don't do well. That 33G tank the zoos came from is polluted with them. I have moved some to the 52, and I see the odd one, so maybe they can be transferred.

[chrisd]

Nice looking tank Chad. I hope that when I get mine in order that it looks as good as yours. I'll have to come by and take a look at the set up when i get back from vacation.

[Richer]

Looking good Chad, and welcome to the BB club .

I've seen some BB tanks that have coralline covering the bottom, looks pretty nice to me, and it still allows easy siphoning. Since I've finally got coralline growing on my glass, I'm thinking about doing that.

-Richer

[Quinn]

You know the more I look at that tank, the more I want to set up my 10 gallon, right now, as a bare bottom.

[Fish]

Chrisd,
You bet bud. Look forward to seeing you.

Richer,
For some reason, I havent really had any coraline growth in the 5 months that the tank has been set up. It would be awsome if I could get it to grow on the bottom. My calcium and alk levels are good.

- Chad

[Fish]

Quinn,
Thanks man. I would fully recommend it. The tank is cleaner, my circulation is better. I have also noticed that I have hardly any diatom growth on the glass where I used to have to clean it every 3 days or so. The little damsel even seems happier than he did before.
For someone that never liked BB tanks before, I have done a complete 180!

- Chad

ps - I'd like to stop by and see your setup sometime. I pass through Lethbridge everytime we visit the in-laws in Stirling.