Bare bottom question

[charlieborg]

I have been running a 1 inch sand bed in a 120 for over two years now. Getting ready to go to a 180 bare bottom tank. Is there anything I need to be cautious about? I’ll be using the same corals, fish , and live rock. Will be doing a light cleaning on my live rock.

 

[hiimsean]

Not much is different unless you have any sand sleeping wrasses to worry about

 

[phi79]

I love my bar bottom on my 180, the only problem I have is the rock sliding.

 

[hzheng33]

Be prepared for a long ugly phase. This is my first time doing bare bottom and I’m getting hit by algae from hell. Never had I had algae before but this time I’m getting the full blunt of it. I’m pretty much going through the same thing that Ryan from BRS is going through

 

[J0rG3]

I prefer bare bottom than sand, a lot easier to keep clean, it took around 10 months in my tank to stabilize, so be patient and yes, you’ll need to secure rocks

 

[Reefplumber13]

When you say "a light cleaning " what do you mean?

 

[charlieborg]

Lite (not light) cleaning…just rinse them off in the old water. Stick the rocks in the water and just move the rock some to create agitation. Is there a better way?