Bare Bottom Tanks - Page 4

Johnny Reefer · #31 06-02-2005, 04:07 AM

Thanx!

Aquattro · #32 06-02-2005, 04:15 AM

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I'm really loving the look of my BB tank now.

Is that because after time you get coralline algae growing on it and it doesn't look BB anymore?

Nope, it just doesn't look bad period. When I look in the tank, I'm looking at fish and corals and rock and the bugs running around on the rock. The bottom does grow coralline, but I tend to scrape it off.

Willow · #33 06-02-2005, 05:25 AM

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I'm really loving the look of my BB tank now.

Is that because after time you get coralline algae growing on it and it doesn't look BB anymore?

Nope, it just doesn't look bad period. When I look in the tank, I'm looking at fish and corals and rock and the bugs running around on the rock. The bottom does grow coralline, but I tend to scrape it off.

you just like to torture your hermits on the ice rink hey

Beverly · #34 06-02-2005, 11:07 AM

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Nope, it just doesn't look bad period. When I look in the tank, I'm looking at fish and corals and rock and the bugs running around on the rock. The bottom does grow coralline, but I tend to scrape it off.

I thought I was sailing off the edge of the known world when we went BB in our three tanks. But after a year with no sand, I certainly to agree that the BB looks just fine, with or without coralline. Never though of scraping the coralline off the bottom, but it would make crud siphoning easier. Good tip

StirCrazy · #35 06-02-2005, 01:16 PM

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So, do you recommend replacing a sand bed at least once every 5 years?
(I don't think I would care for BB).

nope, every year I would do it.

Steve

vanreefer · #36 06-06-2005, 07:41 AM

I just finished removing my POO bed... I couldn't get the whole tank deconstructed in one day so I ended up leaving it overnight... Big mistake... HOLY POO HOUSE batman

I moved everything into a 54 that will become my sump... with the intention of cleaning my sandbed... saw how the BB looked smelled the POO coming from the old tank

decision made
I may add a shallow SB in the future but for now its BB all the way

rainmaker69 · #37 07-14-2005, 04:48 PM

Does having the bare bottom create buffering concerns for PH levels?

vanreefer · #38 07-14-2005, 05:45 PM

The tank as a whole has been a lot more stable since the sand bed was removed... I have a lot of sps and no Ca treactor so I am adding buffered ca solution "aragamilk" anyone ever used it ?... awesome stuff the polyps on the sps are way out

but anyhow... I love the BB loiok and levels already