The "How to go Barebottom thread."

[SuperR*]

Hey guys, been cooking about 140# of LR now for about 5 weeks doing weekly 100% water changes. This method really does work. The rock is becoming cleaner every week. It shed like crazy the first few dunking/swishing water changes. It is also still shedding a little. It will be nice if there is no algae breakouts once it hits the display about 3 weeks. Anyways, pic after 5 weeks of cooking, and you can see the color of the water beside the rock after the dunking...nasty

 

[SeanT]

NOTHING sexier in a reef tank than clean, algae free rock! :thumbsup:

 

[Heinz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14485399#post14485399 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperR
I have a 34 gallon nano tank with a 2-3 inch sand bed. (just a holding tank for corals until my 245 is up) I am going to convert it to BB, It has a algae prob now.

The rock has alot of hair algae so I took half it out about 4-5 weeks ago and have been cooking it. All the algae is gone. This weekend I plan on converting it to a BB. Going to drain the tank remove all the algae filled rock, remove all sand, clean tank up. Put the rock in that has been cooking for 5 weeks or so.
Going to remove all the corals before doing this. Then put them back in once all that is done.
This sound OK?

i would love to answer you, if i could actually understand what you are saying

 

[E.intheC]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14678988#post14678988 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Heinz
i would love to answer you, if i could actually understand what you are saying

Uhm.. I didn't have any issues understanding the post.

How's the rock process going for you, SuperR?

When is the 245 coming in?

 

[Infinitereef]

Just to share my testimony. I cooked my Rocks for about 9mths from my upgrade from 46g to 180g tnak. I had my 180g tank for 3-4 yrs now, and I never have Nitrate or Phosphate problem.

You still have to continue to do regular normal husbandry stuff like blowing the rocks and siphon out detritus during water change, but it is routine no hassle stuff.

One thing to note is that your sump should be bare bottom too with almost nothing in there except equipment stuffs. Don't forget to siphon the sump for detritus and "Bare" sump is much easier to siphon and do water change.

 

[SuperR*]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14678988#post14678988 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Heinz
i would love to answer you, if i could actually understand what you are saying

Took the sand out about a month ago now and nano is going great

 

[SeanT]

Just reviving this.

 

[SuperR*]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14678444#post14678444 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SeanT
NOTHING sexier in a reef tank than clean, algae free rock! :thumbsup:

You said it! :thumbsup:




Rob

 

[biecacka]

ok question, i recently set up a BB softy tank. its still in the early stage but with it being a softy tank i dont need a whole lot of flow but being a BB I need the flow. i have notices some debris on the bottom of the tank from the rock or what not. its just some sand but my question is can i go BB on a softy tank?

 

[agsansoo]

Sure you can. It's all the same, low flow, high flow. You will still need to siphon off some detritus off the bottom if it builds up. I do this once a week during water changes.

 

[agsansoo]

Updating my tank photos from page 34.

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[trueblackpercula]

Looks great love the zoanthids

 

[biecacka]

thanks andy. your tank looks great are those zoas growing on the glass?

 

[agsansoo]

@trueblackpercula, thanks !

@biecacka, yes the zoa's are growing on the glass and the starboard.

 

[matt the fiddler]

so, random Q. I am making the transition from a 75 glass BB setup (with black starboard) to a 185 acrylic tank (first time acrylic for me)

Is anyone putting starboard down on acrylic, or are people just going with it as it is? I would have to buy 2 more black panels if I lay starboard down....

 

[SpankythePyro]

Hrm I'm hearing that its hard to grow sps and lps in these systems?

What about a solana with 2 clowns, 1 wrasse, 1 blenny? Will their actually be enough nutrients to feed lps and sps? In addition would the stock skimmer or sapphire skimmer be enough?

 

[becact]

I'd like to join the thread! I am downgrading from a 90g to a 39g cadlights AIO, and spent the day yesterday relocating my corals to a frag rack and removing about half the rock to a 27g black rubbermaid cooking container. I have a hair algae problem, some bryopsis (sp?), some cyano, and some short bristly algae that is growing everywhere. Not sure what my problem is, as I have a good skimmer, skim wet, blow the rock with a powerhead weekly, feed only twice a week and have good flow, but I am hoping to leave it behind with the new tank.

I am going SSB (2-3"), though, as I have a jawfish and the girlfriend can't stand giving him up to go BB.

I have a question: if there is some of that bristly algae on some of my frag plugs still in the main tank, will the nuisance algae spread in the new tank from the plugs? Should I cut the frags off the plugs to be safe?

 

[SeanT]

If you "cook" your rocks, the phosphate levels n your tank will drop dramatically.
The algae on the plugs should not only not spread.
It should whither away.

Sean

 

[NINEONEONE]

Looks like I got alot of reading to do to find out how to install the STARBOARD ...

 

[agsansoo]

Cut to fit your tank bottom. Just leave a small gap so it doesn't rest on the silicone seam. Starboard will float, the weight of the live rocks will keep it in place.