The other extreme, no substrate at all

[codsack]

Dine;765840 wrote: thought you were out of the zoa game

My tank is 80% SPS, but I've acquired a few in trades. Why, you interested?

 

[dine]

Ha no I'm still broke from the last time we talked zoas

 

[codsack]

Dine;765868 wrote: Ha no I'm still broke from the last time we talked zoas

But I have such a tempting piece! LOL

 

[jigsaw1982]

CodSack;765869 wrote: But I have such a tempting piece! LOL

I might be interested

 

[mustangcaleb]

my 37 cube is bare bottom. all i have in it is 1 mp10, but when you put it in nutrient export, it cleans the bottom of tank very well. i have minor sand/coral particles that have made their way in somehow, i just siphon them out during wc's

 

[acroholic]

I like the concept of a bare bottom tank, meaning being able to keep it clean, no worries of blowing sand around, etc., but I don't like the look of a bare bottom tank. So I use a thin layer of substrate.

 

[jigsaw1982]

Well, I went ahead and moved over to my bigger tank. I decided to sift the larger pieces of shells and rock and coral out of my sand, put it as the substrate in the new tank and I must I love it :wow2: :yay:! Its not bare so it doesn't look so artificial and it is a thin substrate
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[rhyerob]

This will certainly make it easier for you to frag your corals

 

[tomaquar]

Jigsaw, if you haven't made a decision on whether to do a bare bottom tank yet I wanted to tell you about my solution. I put travertine tiles (a type of limestone) on the floor of the tank and sealed them with silicone. IMO it gives a natural look.

Also I dont run any unusual flow in the tank. I have a canister filter and have extended the intake to near the floor and it takes care of most of the detritis. Every so ofter I take a power head in my hand and blow any remaining detritis out of the corners and off the rocks.

It works for me and it is the cleanest tank I have ever had.

 

[jigsaw1982]

tomaquar;767081 wrote: Jigsaw, if you haven't made a decision on whether to do a bare bottom tank yet I wanted to tell you about my solution. I put travertine tiles (a type of limestone) on the floor of the tank and sealed them with silicone. IMO it gives a natural look.

Also I dont run any unusual flow in the tank. I have a canister filter and have extended the intake to near the floor and it takes care of most of the detritis. Every so ofter I take a power head in my hand and blow any remaining detritis out of the corners and off the rocks.

It works for me and it is the cleanest tank I have ever had.

Thanks for the suggestions

Edit: Everyone also, yesterday I got a 24" long hang on the back refugium that I am starting a new thread about at this link http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?p=767091#post767091">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?p=767091#post767091</a>

feel free to give any suggestions.