Barebottom tanks with rocks directly on glass.... Let's see 'em!

[MeuserReef]

Josh, firstly, ...

TO REEF CENTRAL!!!!

And to answer your question about how to keep the bottoms clean, well... for me its a combo of two main things... Lots of water movement (flow) and the occasional siphon hose to suck up the crud where if eventually settles.

 

[painkiller1009]

Wow I really like the look of that tank. Especially the left pillar, although it doesn't look very sturdy.

 

[SuperR*]

Looks good with the rock on the glass. Just recently took the sand out of my 34 gallon and like it much more.

 

[MeuserReef]

Well... I decided to take the route that seagirl mentioned. I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a $10 HDPE cutting board and made custom-shaped "coasters" for my rockwork to sit on. Other than the coasters, the tank is bare glass bottomed.

Overkill? Perhaps... but I sleep well at night so im happy with my $10 investment

Anywho.. heres a pic of the tank from 2/10/09 showing the coasters:

 

[crvz]

I do like the coasters, well done sir!

 

[Emory Speight]

Thanks for sharing the coaster idea. Very ingenious!