sps dominated bare bottom?

[TarheelReefer22]

This is when I had all fish and corals out

Five gallon buckets with fish and corals ready to drip when I get the sand out and new water in I dripped both for an hour and half each just to be safe and have no losses

 

[TarheelReefer22]

This is when I have taken out the sand inserted bottom new water and my lr. I started the drips while I was waiting it to clear up. As a note to this the water only took about thirty mins to clear up opposed to the half a day when I set up with a sb!

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Have you looked at adding a white starboard bottom? In pictures it looks like sand and allows you to have a barebottom tank.

 

[TarheelReefer22]

I looked into it and it will probably be what I go with once I'm in a more perm life style right now I'm moving a lot for school so I have to break my tank down frequently

 

[TarheelReefer22]

What it looks like now do u think that I need to bring my light down?

 

[TarheelReefer22]

 

[TarheelReefer22]

This oic shows distance of light about 18" off top of water

 

[sbeason]

Starboard is easy to cut around your overflow. I used a rotozip saw to cut my starboard out around my corner overflow.

Steve

 

[TarheelReefer22]

Hey so an update and not a good one...my birdsnest was stung by another coral during the change. I was careful not to let them touch and kept more aggressive species bagged seperate. Here is a pic this tissue loss just started bad the last 24 hours up until then there was a very spmall place damaged by the contact. Should I frag it tonight?

 

[TarheelReefer22]

Still haven't fragged off the live tissue and the loss continued today right before mu eyes. I will frag this piece tonight I suppose

 

[Esage]

I'm looking at buying this same tank. Was wondering how you like it and what light you are using?

 

[Stylaster]

I am doing bb in my 312 gallon sps dominated system and everything is doing great. Here are some pics ...

 

[Esage]

This oic shows distance of light about 18" off top of water

What light is that?

 

[DiscusHeckel]

I am reconsidering my BB strategy. I have recently bought two Halichoeres wrasses. They seem to get stressed in the dark and do not settle under rocks. Instead they keep trying to bury themselves in the glass.

Does anyone else have the same problem with their wrasses?

 

[cFloor]

^ with those fish, it's only right to give them a proper sand bed. I have a bare bottom with some fairy wrasses and flashers, which do fine, but I found a new home for my Halichoeres before I made the switch to BB