Bare bottom protection while aquascaping

ravi197699 · Nov 28, 2018

if it is lightly sanded on the bottom then adhere these with silicone to the glass and it holds pretty well and won't bubble up in the middle

reef life · Nov 28, 2018

Save the cut outs if you have overflows. Use the cut outs as covers for the over flows. (Keeps fish from jumping in)

Thakki · Nov 28, 2018

Great tips everyone. Now I need to decide white or black...initially black was my choice...but after looking at these pics...white looks good too. What do you guys think?

ravi197699 · Nov 29, 2018

it is entirely your choice since you will be looking at this everyday, I few larger (600-700) gal tanks and black was more attractive to me with coralline algae and bright color corals encrusting on the black was more appealing, but that is my opinion only..

Thakki · Nov 29, 2018

That's true Ravi...that's one reason I wanted to go black initially...but white looks somewhat natural.

Jdubyo · May 14, 2019

Anyone have any suggestions on how to go about cutting abs for the circular corner overflows? How hard would this be to get a clean cut out for these?

Tyler Bullock · May 14, 2019

Thakki said:
That's true Ravi...that's one reason I wanted to go black initially...but white looks somewhat natural.

Remember algae will grow on it over time and then you will need to clean it often. If you are fine with that. White will look good. I went with black.

SeeFu · May 19, 2019

where do you guys find a pvc board that's big enough for the entire bottom of the tank? I need a 60x20 piece of pvc board

Why-Me · May 19, 2019

Starboard cut to size

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/cut_to_size_plastic/king_starboard/526

https://www.boatoutfitters.com/seafoam-king-starboard-anti-skid-plastic-sheet

There's textured off white that's called seafoam looks very much like sand. (That's what I'm going with.)
Otherwise there's half a dozen or more shades from white to black textured and non textured.

reelredfisah · May 19, 2019

I have a 180 bare bottom and wished I had done this. However I would need to remove rock which is not a big deal moved all my rock yesterday. But I would have to empty my tank out and dry it.

Just not sure its worth it at this point.