So, my last post I asked how many inches of sand should I use in the reef in setting up, but now I am leaning towards bare bottom, any advice?? Which is better? And is live rock okay in a bare bottom? Will it scratch my glass??
Should I even use sand?
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JOSE CASAS
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Both ways will work and its up to, decide if you need sand or not. I like bb because you can have tons of flow and too clean up detrius is a breeze. On the bottom you can use starboard, plastic sheet so your rocks stay put and wont put pressure on the bottom glass. hth
you can certainly choose to go bare bottom if you'd like. Live rock is fine on the bottom of the tank. Most people lay the rock on the bottom anyway for stability and then add sand around it. I personally think that sand gives the tank a more natural look. If you use a shallow sand bed, it's another place for critters to grow. It also can collect detritrus but if you keep some CUC that keep it stirred and siphon portions out at water changes, it's really not detrimental to have a sand bed imo. If you do decide on sand, you'll want to have a more medium grain sand so that powerheads don't create a sand storm.
ritter6788
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I don't dose any more or less with or without sand.
