Barebottom vs Substrate

[Calizoa]

It’s seems barebottom wins in my book.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Not sure anyone has ever compared the two.....

 

[Westside Guy]

I am old fashioned and I love the look of sand.

 

[William Mumford]

I love plate corals and elegance and scolys they like the sandy bottom. Sand for me.

 

[X-37B]

Bare bottom for me. 3.5 month old 120.

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

I really prefer the look of sand and the added filtration.

 

[Steelheader09]

I have one of each, bare bottom much easier to maintain. If you listed to BRS, they say bare bottom is hard in the beginning but once stable, it way easier. Substrate starts easier, but maintenance is more difficult and can cause significant issues in the future.

 

[Jon Fishman]

I go both ways

 

[VKP01]

Personally love sand, like the look and the critters that live in/on it

 

[saltyhog]

Let's see....sand sleeping wrasses, goby shrimp pairs, plate corals...I'll stick with sand.

Bottom line it's completely a personal preference. Two different ways to skin the same cat.

 

[Seanislav]

My two cents: bare bottom is definitely easier to maintain. That having been said, I love critters that dig, burrow, and/or sleep in the sand. I have plate and elegance corals and 4 different wrasses that are sand sleepers. I like to look of sand and the livestock that utilizes it.

 

[Dierks]

My two cents: bare bottom is definitely easier to maintain. That having been said, I love critters that dig, burrow, and/or sleep in the sand. I have plate and elegance corals and 4 different wrasses that are sand sleepers. I like to look of sand and the livestock that utilizes it.

Took the words right out of my Mouth... Couldn't agree more.

 

[fcmatt]

I do half and half if that makes sense. Enough sand on one side for haddoni and bare in the middle with some on the opposite side. Pumps blow it around a bit but I always make sure to have 2 to 3 inches for the anemones minimum.

I will add some as I suck some out. I sorta work with it.

 

[KrisReef]

I added a dusting of sand and later sucked most of it out. I like sps growing on the bottom, and my plates are ok without sand. I would like a wrasse but not enough to mess with the sand they like.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

It’s seems barebottom wins in my book.

Barebottom, because very high laminar flow.
For dendronephthya sp., carnation corals


1 of 32 carnation corals, dendronephthya sp.

 

[mattzang]

i prefer the look of sand and i can't see myself ever doing bb since i like the sand burying wrasses too much (and tilefish!)