Thinking of going bare bottom!

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by scar_11

Did you paint the bottom of the tank or just leave it clear

Don't bother, it will cover with Coraline fairly quickly....

[christyf5]

I've often thought that perhaps the starboard option was the way to go (although I have no idea where to get it around here) as I miss the reflection of the white sand that really brightens up the tank but again, once it covers with coralline and various other algaes, the effect pretty much is lost and I feel its a bit of a waste.

[scar_11]

Oceanic - I have been looking around for pictures of your tank but I can't find them can you point me in the right direction

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by scar_11

Oceanic - I have been looking around for pictures of your tank but I can't find them can you point me in the right direction

I will upload a couple new pictures tonight! Everything grows so fast the older pictures won't do it justice.

[Reefer Rob]

Darn, I have to work till 5:00. I'm getting sooo excited about this. Can't wait to point my closed loop nozzles anywhere I want!

Planning on mounting a Maxijet mod on a Wavy Sea centered on the back wall. Something that would now make a huge sand pile.

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

Darn, I have to work till 5:00. I'm getting sooo excited about this. Can't wait to point my closed loop nozzles anywhere I want!

Planning on mounting a Maxijet mod on a Wavy Sea centered on the back wall. Something that would now make a huge sand pile.

Rob,

Don't remove all the sand at once! You are essentially removing a large portion of your bacterial colonization. If you remove it all at once you may cause unwanted issues, ie RTN-STN due to increases in Nitrate and Phosphate. You also need to consider adding more rock to your sump/refugium in order to replace the medium that the bacteria just lost.

I run zeovit and biopellets so these two items make up for a lack of substrate...

Ian

[Reefer Rob]

My sand is just a skiff really, barely covers the bottom. Nutrients are very low, pretty sure I won't notice it.

Thinking about the Bio-pellets, been reading about them on RC... one thing at a time

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

My sand is just a skiff really, barely covers the bottom. Nutrients are very low, pretty sure I won't notice it.

Thinking about the Bio-pellets, been reading about them on RC... one thing at a time

Okay,

Just making sure!

[mseepman]

I'm really looking forward to seeing some pictures of your tank Ian. I'm planning a new tank and my two current tanks each have about 1 1/2" of sand. I think I would miss it a lot if it was gone but love the idea of easy detrius removal and big flow without sandstorms.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by mseepman

I'm really looking forward to seeing some pictures of your tank Ian. I'm planning a new tank and my two current tanks each have about 1 1/2" of sand. I think I would miss it a lot if it was gone but love the idea of easy detrius removal and big flow without sandstorms.

Pfft, Ian's tank has too many colors in it. I disapprove. Not enough brown. More brown plz.