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November 6th, 2007
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| I have a bare bottom now !
Ha Ha made you look !
I made the plunge ! I finally got rid of that nasty crush coral in my tank !!! It was a saltwater septic tank leeching waste. Here's a few photos before and after.
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Crush Coral Removal:  
Last edited by agsansoo; November 6th, 2007 at 01:13 AM.
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November 6th, 2007
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November 6th, 2007
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| Water flow is very high, around 60X.  I have 5 powerheads in the tank now. One Rio 800, one Koralia 2, two Koralia 3's and a Maxi-Jet stream mod. The Maxi-Jet mod output is around 1600 GPH. The tank really looks clean.  | |
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November 6th, 2007
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| The yellow tang in the "during" shots cracks me up. Looks like he is peering out at you saying "What the h*ll, dude?" | |
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November 6th, 2007
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| Oh he was not a happy camper. Neither were the maroon clowns when I removed their anemone ! I really hated to move the anemone, since it found it's happy place in the front right corner. But all seem to have made the transition just fine. I hope the anemone doesn't move to the back of the tank (fingers crossed). | |
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November 6th, 2007
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| What a change! looks great!  Just want to thank you for sharing the photo's with us. Only problem is you should have done it a week ago, as you know We have just set up our tank and now you have got me thinking BB! LOL | |
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November 6th, 2007
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| Love the new clean look. Thanks for the pics! | |
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November 19th, 2007
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Originally Posted by agsansoo  Oh he was not a happy camper. Neither were the maroon clowns when I removed their anemone ! I really hated to move the anemone, since it found it's happy place in the front right corner. But all seem to have made the transition just fine. I hope the anemone doesn't move to the back of the tank (fingers crossed). | Hows the anemone going? Did he stay at the front? | |
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November 19th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Peterpiper Hows the anemone going? Did he stay at the front? | The anemone stayed put. Everything seems to be a lot happier since going BB. The fish love swimming in the strong current, especially the Regal Tang. | |
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November 19th, 2007
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| Love it! It looks so crisp and clean. The fish look very happy there, too. | |
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November 29th, 2007
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| this tank looks unbelievable!!! it looks perfect! | |
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November 29th, 2007
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| Beautiful tank! I'm very jealous!
I've never had a saltwater tank so excuse my uneducated question... but what are the reasons for going to a barebottom tank? | |
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November 29th, 2007
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|  WHEW!!!! Scared me !
Love the tank  One of these days I'm going to take the plunge into Saltwater.
Carol | |
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November 29th, 2007
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Originally Posted by mlinden84 Beautiful tank! I'm very jealous!
I've never had a saltwater tank so excuse my uneducated question... but what are the reasons for going to a barebottom tank? | 1. The main reason was nitrate control. I had crushed coral/sand substrate for a year and the tank bottom was always nasty dirty. Nitrates were from 40-100+ PPM.
2. Less live rock is needed, more room for fish.
3. Easier to clean: you can blow a power head at the bottom and stir up the stuff and siphon it off or let the overflow pick it up.
4. You don’t have to worry about sand getting into the corals. I hated when fish or other things would drop or blow sand onto the corals. Making cloudy water.
5. Water much more clearer ! | |
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November 29th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Butterfly WHEW!!!! Scared me !
Love the tank One of these days I'm going to take the plunge into Saltwater.
Carol | Thanks Carol for checking out my barebottom, ........................ tank.  | |
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November 30th, 2007
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Originally Posted by agsansoo 1. The main reason was nitrate control. I had crushed coral/sand substrate for a year and the tank bottom was always nasty dirty. Nitrates were from 40-100+
ppm.
2. Less live rock is needed, more room for fish.
3. Easier to clean: you can blow a power head at the bottom and stir up the stuff and siphon it off or let the overflow pick it up.
4. You don’t have to worry about sand getting into the corals. I hated when fish or other things would drop or blow sand onto the corals. Making cloudy water.
5. Water much more clearer ! |
Thanks! So why do people use sand in the saltwater tanks at all then? | |
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November 30th, 2007
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| People prefer sand for many reasons. The added benefits don't really kick in until the sand depth is around 4"+, 6" being idea. Hence the practice of setting up a DSB.
1. Preference in the look of sand over glass
2. Ability to keep sand dependent species, sand sifting inverts, sand burrowing fish.
3. A lot more area for bacterial growth and nutrient decomposition, ( only if the sand bed is deep ). | |
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November 30th, 2007
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Originally Posted by agsansoo People prefer sand for many reasons. The added benefits don't really kick in until the sand depth is around 4"+, 6" being idea. Hence the practice of setting up a DSB.
1. Preference in the look of sand over glass
2. Ability to keep sand dependent species, sand sifting inverts, sand burrowing fish.
3. A lot more area for bacterial growth and nutrient decomposition, ( only if the sand bed is deep ). |
Oh I see. Thanks for clearing that up! (so many questions about saltwater!!)
Does the same hold true for sand in a freshwater tank (about needing 6 inches of it?)
By the way, your tank is absolutely stunning! I can only dream of a tank so nice! | |
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