What's on the bottom of your tank?

[GPhiAce]

What's on the bottom of your tank seperating the rock from the glass??? Just trying to get a feel for what people are using if anything. What is the suggested material for a BB??

 

[ct_vol]

BB Starboard in my 58g

DSB in my 120, 75, and 56g...

Going BB w/ Starboard in my 120g... Hopefully this weekend if I can make the time...

 

[goreefer]

I still like the look of sand. It just looks like the real thing, after all the ocean is not bare bottom...
I use argonite, about 2 inches deep.

 

[Runner]

Live rock rubble for me (what you really see in the valley between the reef peaks). And where the maroon clown rests, nothing but glass slowly turning purple...

At work I have about 1/2" of crushed coral.

 

[awcurl]

Epoxy sand bb.

 

[fishdoc11]

I have Starboard in my 120. FWIW the 40 has the underside of the bottom painted white so you really don't need to put anything down.
Chris

 

[GPhiAce]

Well that works out great seeing as though I don't know what starboard is and want to go BB, that is excellent. Still may put a little CC down for appearances. Any thoughts about switching the sand from my 29 and putting it in the sump/ refug???? Would that disturb the system and release nitrates or other chemicals? Anyone?? Thanks guys

 

[cee]

Nothing and never a problem. Starboard is just an unnecessary detritus trap that helps people sleep better at night who worry about rock collapses Having said that, I'm sure the bottom of my tank will crack soon from just such an event.

Dave

 

[GPhiAce]

Sleep easier at night??? -- Didn't you reinforce the seams on your tank??? If your tank crack, call me and I will be the first one there to care for any corals you need. Warning, they may come back smaller than you remember. Thanks Dave, I am actually modeling my new setup partially from yours, or at least what I remember from it.

 

[cee]

I've actually had a tank bottom crack before, but alas, it was covered in sand and rubble! Go figure!

 

[fishdoc11]

I just have Starboard because I tend to drop things
I dropped a butter knife I was using in my 90 one time and it cut a huge Caulastrea in half :eek1:
The 40 is shallow enough that I don't think rock collapses would be a problem and as Dave stated they are rare otherwise.
Chris

 

[ct_vol]

There is a tank manufacturer that uses acrylic for their bottoms... Forget who...


I'm forever dropping crap in my tank... Oh well...

 

[cee]

Chris:
I bet your wife chewed you out for that one I know mine would have and she probably would have refused to eat with it again!

My seams aren't reinforced, but they did EuroBrace the bottom for me.

Dave

 

[fishdoc11]

I have kidnapped a couple of butter knives and I keep them hidden:lol:

 

[jettster]

araganite about 3 inches in my reef 2 inches crushed coral in fowler

 

[AquaVolGP]

I love my black sand. Makes the fish color pop

 

[OgreMkV]

I've got between 3 and 2 inches of black aragonite sand. It's very nice stuff.