The "How to go Barebottom thread."

[causeofhim]

Bristle worms are good.

 

[Mislav]

One idea,

could rocks be cooked using vodka and good skimming in separate tank?

 

[arconom]

Sean

Recently I have had a small issue with small amounts of algae. Due to poor flow in 2 small areas in the tank. I would like to buy a few fish just to work and do a good job at cleaning the algae.


In my old tank I had a scopas tang and it picked everything clean which was great.

I know having a 75gallon tank the Scopas will be upsetting to the TANG police. What would you suggest as some good working fish for my current 75gal?

Erik

 

[causeofhim]

A yellow tang ond/or a lawnmower blennie should do the trick.

 

[SeanT]

Erik,
Have you gotten your snails yet?
They really devastate algae in BB systems.
Sean

 

[arconom]

Yes, I have tons of snails.

 

[SeanT]

Hmmm, if the snails aren't taking care of it, as stated, LMB's are decent fish but I find they go after slime like algaes first before going after anything growing out.
Yellow & Chevron Tang's are workhorses (only get one though).

Sean

 

[arconom]

LMB? Whats that Sean,I'm not into the fish scene

 

[causeofhim]

LMB - lawn mower blenny
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=94

 

[arconom]

Thanks

 

[Bomber]

bump for onehundred20

 

[causeofhim]

Just started cooking my rocks tonight.

Took my first big step towards barebottom.

OK, I've been cooking my rock for 4 months now. I have a few questions before the next step.

I'm moving all livestock from one tank to another. I will be using completly different (cooked) rock in the new tank.

1. When I get everything in the new tank set-up and ready to go, can I just move all the corals over without problem? As long as the salinity, temp, and parimeters are the same?

2. Should I use water from the existing tank when I set up the new tank? I would rarther not sinse I am always having problems in that tank with cyano and bubble algae.

Thanks

 

[SeanT]

1. I would add some old tank water and let the bac multiply for a day or two first.
2. I would.

Sean

 

[elephen]

Should you still cook your rocks even if the only algae growth that is on them is coralline? I have no hair algae, no bubble algae, just corraline.

 

[SeanT]

That would be up to you.
I would ask how long has the rock been in a tank, if it has been for awhile, and it wouldn't put you out I would 'cook' them.
But certainly give them a good swishing.
That only takes a few minutes.

Sean

 

[elephen]

They have been in the tank for about 2 years.

I'm going to cook them. I'm upgrading from a 75 to a 120, gonna run a Dart for the closed loop and 2 tunze 6100's with the multicontroller. I will also have 2 Seio 820's behind the rock to help keep crap stirred up.

 

[Frankysreef]

Be careful...

Read this thread...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=728308

 

[SeanT]

Be careful about what?

 

[Travis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6290705#post6290705 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elephen
Should you still cook your rocks even if the only algae growth that is on them is coralline? I have no hair algae, no bubble algae, just corraline.

This is totally just my personal opinion, but if it were me, I wouldn't. It takes a long time to get your rocks covered with coralline again. Now if there is any nuisance algae or pests at all growing on that rock, I would do it for sure, just not if you aren't having any problems with it.

 

[REEF-DADDY]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6293548#post6293548 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis
This is totally just my personal opinion, but if it were me, I wouldn't. It takes a long time to get your rocks covered with coralline again. Now if there is any nuisance algae or pests at all growing on that rock, I would do it for sure, just not if you aren't having any problems with it.

Take a couple rocks out and cook them for a week or 2. I bet when you see your water you'll do the rest. But at least you can make your own mind up!