so i have begun the teardown of the softies and lps 90 gal system..i rehomed most of the corals and now just have a few..im gonna convert this tank into a softy/lps with the odd frag of monti and birds nest.. so here goes why do people go bare bottom? its so horrible looking and unnatural.. the real reef does not look like that at all.. they are surrounded with sand and loads of it.. sand is a great place for critters to hide and breed.. denitrifying bacteria live there too..plus i could always go with a thin layer of sand if i wanted to keep nutrients low.. plus we can always carbon dose to keep the nutrients nice and low.
A VARIATION GOES LIKE THIS:
So i have begun the teardown of the softies and ops 90 gal system.. i rehomed most of the corals and now just have a few..im gonna convert this tank into a softylps with the odd frag of monti and birds nest.. so here goes.. why do people go bare bottom? well firstly sand is a PITA.. it traps detritus and is disgusting .. remove it all and burn it all i say.. also keep your family safe and call in the police
bomb squad because that DSB is gonna blow up..barebottom rocks.. the flow can be so high without those sandstorms.. go ahead and dump that sand
so lets get to the bottom of this(pun intended)what actually happened that the person with the anti bare bottom signature is saying this.. did geoff make him an offer he couldn't refuse? :rotflmao:. well the 90 gal lps/softy tank was having nutrient issues(minor i can say).. and it just hit a nerve.. i was like no time for carbon dosing . time to bring out the big guns.. went bare bottom and siphon bucket after bucket detritus.. god it was so nasty(coming from the guy who drank skimmate) so much gunk.. now with barebottom i have a mental surge to get every last bit of detritus.. to a point that I'm watching my fish's ..pardon the language.. butt holes for poop to make an appearance.. when in doubt pull out that airline tubing and begin that siphon..
so geoff.. well you were right all along.. the skimmer is working overdrive now and having a field day..the gunk is black and i now have crazy idea of having a settling tank..(pls guide me through) you sand lovers should really listen to geoff
and go bare bottom.. try it out..unless you love that cesspit you call sand..i still have a refugium though and its..you guessed right.. barebottom .. if the guests ask about sand tell them to eat detritus and get a bigger skimmer..
:beer: happy reefing
A VARIATION GOES LIKE THIS:
So i have begun the teardown of the softies and ops 90 gal system.. i rehomed most of the corals and now just have a few..im gonna convert this tank into a softylps with the odd frag of monti and birds nest.. so here goes.. why do people go bare bottom? well firstly sand is a PITA.. it traps detritus and is disgusting .. remove it all and burn it all i say.. also keep your family safe and call in the police
bomb squad because that DSB is gonna blow up..barebottom rocks.. the flow can be so high without those sandstorms.. go ahead and dump that sand
so lets get to the bottom of this(pun intended)what actually happened that the person with the anti bare bottom signature is saying this.. did geoff make him an offer he couldn't refuse? :rotflmao:. well the 90 gal lps/softy tank was having nutrient issues(minor i can say).. and it just hit a nerve.. i was like no time for carbon dosing . time to bring out the big guns.. went bare bottom and siphon bucket after bucket detritus.. god it was so nasty(coming from the guy who drank skimmate) so much gunk.. now with barebottom i have a mental surge to get every last bit of detritus.. to a point that I'm watching my fish's ..pardon the language.. butt holes for poop to make an appearance.. when in doubt pull out that airline tubing and begin that siphon..
so geoff.. well you were right all along.. the skimmer is working overdrive now and having a field day..the gunk is black and i now have crazy idea of having a settling tank..(pls guide me through) you sand lovers should really listen to geoff
and go bare bottom.. try it out..unless you love that cesspit you call sand..i still have a refugium though and its..you guessed right.. barebottom .. if the guests ask about sand tell them to eat detritus and get a bigger skimmer..
:beer: happy reefing
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