Do you clean your bare bottom?

[LondonReefer]

Quick question to those without a sand bed, do you clean it?

Obviously we siphon it etc but do you actually scrub it like you do the glass? Pics of mine below - new tank and I'm thinking whether I should bother

 

[ScottR]

I gave up. Eventually corals will cover it. Coralline will cover it and other unknown stuff. Too much of a pain. I just put a powerhead in to kick up detritus before water changes

 

[LondonReefer]

Haha that's what I suspected, like a lot of things in the hobby, there's no point starting something if you won't carry on. You got a pic of what the coralline covered bottom looks like?

 

[Reefer1978]

Same, just blow off detritus once in a while, but mostly leave it alone. About 50% covered in colalline.

 

[Katrina71]

Haha that's what I suspected, like a lot of things in the hobby, there's no point starting something if you won't carry on. You got a pic of what the coralline covered bottom looks like?

Hey, this is a family friendly forum

 

[Reefer1978]

Hey, this is a family friendly forum

Instigator... hehehehe

 

[NY_Caveman]

I hit my bare bottom with an MJ1200 pump regularly to blow out the detritus. It is an AIO and I put filter pads on the back side of the overflows when I do it.

 

[ScottR]

Haha that's what I suspected, like a lot of things in the hobby, there's no point starting something if you won't carry on. You got a pic of what the coralline covered bottom looks like?

My lights are ramping down so hard to take a good pic. All that stuff is caked on.

 

[NY_Caveman]

All that stuff is caked on.

Mmmmmm... Coralline cake!

 

[Snoopdog]

Toilet paper.

 

[AdamD76]

Mine is covered in coraline and I'm trying to get some GSP and shrooms to grow and cover it.

 

[LondonReefer]

Lol thanks for all the comments guys very helpful

 

[LondonReefer]

My lights are ramping down so hard to take a good pic. All that stuff is caked on.

Thanks very much, tank looks great

 

[LondonReefer]

Mine is covered in coraline and I'm trying to get some GSP and shrooms to grow and cover it.

To be honest, I'd like to get some shrooms over mine too