OPINIONS WANTED!!!

[albert_dao]

Just start the tank BB for the first 2 months. Add a thin layer of sand afterwards. This is my standard startup routine for service accounts and installations. Works great.

[Cujo#31]

Thank You all. I will add an ingredient now that might swing the argument 180 degrees....my new display will be acrylic.....which most likely solidifies my decision to go BB with a ton of cover corals. BB would greatly reduce the potential for scratches me thinks, unless there are some acrylic veterans out there who may offer some pointers on keeping a sand bed in an acrylic tank.

[CHEAPREEF]

Originally Posted by Cujo#31

Thank You all. I will add an ingredient now that might swing the argument 180 degrees....my new display will be acrylic.....which most likely solidifies my decision to go BB with a ton of cover corals. BB would greatly reduce the potential for scratches me thinks, unless there are some acrylic veterans out there who may offer some pointers on keeping a sand bed in an acrylic tank.

So what was the final outcome on this? Be great to see which way you went and ultimately why.
I just finished setting up a new shallow tank on Sunday and Having the same issue. It's BB right now with painted back and bottom, looks pretty good just never had BB before. lol

[Belgian Anthias]

I prefer coral sand because a nitrifying biofilm growing on a base containing calcium carbonate does not influence alkalinity.

[Cujo#31]

Originally Posted by CHEAPREEF

So what was the final outcome on this? Be great to see which way you went and ultimately why.

I just finished setting up a new shallow tank on Sunday and Having the same issue. It's BB right now with painted back and bottom, looks pretty good just never had BB before. lol

Went BB. Fewer places to hide excess nutrients and less likely to scratch the acrylic


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[CHEAPREEF]

Originally Posted by Cujo#31

Went BB. Fewer places to hide excess nutrients and less likely to scratch the acrylic


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I tried the BB for a few weeks and just couldn't get used to it. I'm running a gyre so I went with a very thin layer of crushed coral on Sunday. 50lb bag for a 42X22.5 area so not thick at all. lol Brightened up the tank immensely