Everything has been doing well and growing fast. Hopefully soon this tank will finally be grown out. I decided to add sand to the tank since I didn't have much live rock. The theory behind my decision to add sand was to create more surface are for bacteria to grow. I have no idea if this is going to help but it can't hurt:shhh:
120gal Tank Update Now with sand :D
- Thread starter jackson6745
- Start date
bad coffee
Inept at life.
- Location
- Location: Location:
Great colors!
muahahahahha another BB tank goin to sand!
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muahahahahha another BB tank goin to sand!
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- Location
- The Big City
I should have made a list of everyone that said they would never go with sand again. I think we wouldn't have anyone left, so much for that trend I guess. 
I would never go with a DSB again. It is far too difficult to keep your water pristine for SPS. I am a fan of BB tanks and I would reccomend that type of setup for SPS. My main concern was that since I don't have much rock in the tank, I don't have enough area for nitryifing bacteria to grow. I was going to add a remote sandbed/refugium but I didn't feel like plumbing anything. It was easier to pour in some sand.
I only added 25lbs of carrib sead reef-flor sand to give me 1" of sand. IMO it still functions like a BB since I can blast off any ditritus and not create a sandstorm.
I only added 25lbs of carrib sead reef-flor sand to give me 1" of sand. IMO it still functions like a BB since I can blast off any ditritus and not create a sandstorm.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
omg, the sps pimp, the BB king, went sand..looks awesome Mr. Rich!
There are two people that I would have never thought would ever go back to sand. Andres and Rich. First the beckett and then the BB went.
At least you are back to SPS pimp Looks good dude. Come by for a beer or ten. I have all your old pics.
At least you are back to SPS pimp
Looks good dude. Come by for a beer or ten. I have all your old pics.
I see your following the trend of a SSB
At least we have the best of both worlds.
A BB-SBB.
You might want to try the remote sandbed.
The fuge/DSB in my sump could be responsible for my
No3 being 0. Don't be lazy, grab a bucket and try it out, lol.
At least we have the best of both worlds.
A BB-SBB.
You might want to try the remote sandbed.
The fuge/DSB in my sump could be responsible for my
No3 being 0. Don't be lazy, grab a bucket and try it out, lol.
Wouldn't your 100% water change and low bio-load play a bigger part?
- Location
- Howell, NJ
rich the tank looks awesome great job... there might be another ssb user soon ....
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- Location
- Howell, NJ
i dont have a crapload of rock either but with the esv sand it will look really niceeeeeeee....
- Location
- Forest Hills
i've always been a fan of sand bottom. glad u've join the club. but a word of caution: newly added sand, live or or not may yield unwanted diatom algea on the sand.
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