Steps to BB?
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Kiel'thalin
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Have you read the Thread by Bomber, I think you can find just about everything way to do a barebottome there:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=223301&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=223301&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
i have enjoyed it by have a couple of drinks and smoking some butts while watching the fish swim around.
never had cutting board though but from what my friends tell me is that the crap gets underneath
plus i get a kick out of watching my fish from underneath when im playing in my sump
Joe
Member
Originally posted by King-Kong
How have you enjoyed having the glass bottom versus cutting board?
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Originally Posted By Ralphie16;
"i have enjoyed it by have a couple of drinks and smoking some butts while watching the fish swim around".
If you had it to do over again, would you still place your rocks directly on the glass bottom?
Joe
How have you enjoyed having the glass bottom versus cutting board?
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Originally Posted By Ralphie16;
"i have enjoyed it by have a couple of drinks and smoking some butts while watching the fish swim around".
If you had it to do over again, would you still place your rocks directly on the glass bottom?
Joe
hurleycr
Member
just wondering why do I see recomendations to keep the starboard 1" away from the edges of the glass?
I've read to keep it off the silicone, is there a reason why? what would it do exactly.
I had planned on making it flush with glass and using a 45 degree bevel bit and route the bottom, and silicone the top edges would there be a problem with that?
I've read to keep it off the silicone, is there a reason why? what would it do exactly.
I had planned on making it flush with glass and using a 45 degree bevel bit and route the bottom, and silicone the top edges would there be a problem with that?
hurleycr
Member
Kong,
Here is the design for the coral rack, hope to get the supplies by next week so that I can get it together. I will post pics when its done. But you should get the overall idea. What do you think? Drilling through the rock should make it quite stable and eliminates the rock slide hazzard.
Here is the design for the coral rack, hope to get the supplies by next week so that I can get it together. I will post pics when its done. But you should get the overall idea. What do you think? Drilling through the rock should make it quite stable and eliminates the rock slide hazzard.
hurleycr
Member
O.... there's no doubt I'm losing some rock here. I'm looking to make three vertical towers of rock, and then make an arch between the three and then done. I'm wanting to have multiple ledges in each column. Hard to explain but yes I'm going to be losing close 50-60 pounds at least. More than likely more though.
I really want to get rid all but my largest pieces and get rid of the those small rinky dink ones that I really didn't need to use but did anyway.
I really want to get rid all but my largest pieces and get rid of the those small rinky dink ones that I really didn't need to use but did anyway.
King-Kong
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I know that bomber has said repeatidly that hes not worried with the detritus that settles under the boards. The consideration he makes is; the boards are flat, the bottom is flat.. just how much detritus can really collect? Not more than is in a given piece of rock, so worry about other things.
Also, be sure to give your stags room to grow vertically. (ie; dont stack the rocks too high).
otherwise, looking good!
Also, be sure to give your stags room to grow vertically. (ie; dont stack the rocks too high).
otherwise, looking good!
RichConley
New member
Sorry to be the resident nutjob, but i have to chime in.
I firmly believe that everything we are talking about with BB, IE, Less rock, more flow, big skimmers, etc, is of benefit to reef tanks in general, and not just BB.
(its just this a "BB" thread! 
)on what basis are you two claiming that less live rock is better?
does not make sense to me.
more live rock, greater diversity of life, greater capacity for bacterial colonization, greater capacity of hiding spots to make the fish feel secure, greater stability of water parameters
does not make sense to me.
more live rock, greater diversity of life, greater capacity for bacterial colonization, greater capacity of hiding spots to make the fish feel secure, greater stability of water parameters
its minimal but its still something. detritus is detritus and is not good sitting in our tanks. remember we have a very small box and everything makes a difference.
i have very very minor detritus in my rocks because i have over 100X water flow in display which for the first months blew out all the crevices in the rock and does not allow anymore to settle. even if i take a powerhead and position it right next to a piece of rock, nothing comes out anymore. did for the first 6-12 months but not anymore.
the key is to have an OPEN rock structure, hardly anything touching the glass bottom and sides and high CORRECTLY positioned flow
