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Woodstock · 06-28-2005, 06:14 AM

Hummmm.... there are different ways to cover your bottom

...

BB (barebottom) which is NO substrate except maybe a piece of cutting board;
SSB - (shallow sand bed) which is just enough sand to cover the bottom glass to 1/2" - 1.5";
DSB - (deep sand bed) which is 3" + of sand.

If you choose sand, get a fine textured aragonite based sand.

I removed my sandy bottom and the maintenance is so much faster now.

06-28-2005, 06:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,007 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Hummmm.... there are different ways to cover your bottom ... BB (barebottom) which is NO substrate except maybe a piece of cutting board; SSB - (shallow sand bed) which is just enough sand to cover the bottom glass to 1/2" - 1.5"; DSB - (deep sand bed) which is 3" + of sand. If you choose sand, get a fine textured aragonite based sand. I removed my sandy bottom and the maintenance is so much faster now. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return