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04-02-2006, 01:23 PM
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Going to try Bare bottom on the 125.
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04-02-2006, 02:03 PM
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RIP Steve Irwin
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Lots of flow to keep the detrius suspended!
I like to add a few nacarrius snails to watch em surf around on the bottom for detrius but idealy they do like a sand bed so only get a few if ya do.
grow zoas or other matting polyps on the bottom by just gluing them down or weight them down there till they take hold
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04-02-2006, 02:09 PM
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Location: Brooklyn Center, MN
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It's all just personal preference whether or not to use a faux sandbed look or not. Certainly easier and cheaper not to, I never did and doubt I would ever put something down just go true barebottom.
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04-02-2006, 02:10 PM
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There is no kryptonite!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern Twin Cities, MN.
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Flow, flow and then a little more flow.
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04-02-2006, 02:15 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Apple Valley MN
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chatty one i see. 
grim's faux looked sweet.
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04-02-2006, 02:17 PM
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TCMAS President
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I have plenty of that, between the barracuda, and the seio's. Thanks for the advise guys, seeing as how I really do not want to put anymore money into the setup, I am going to just do the true bare bottom then, I just wasn't sure if there was some kind of advantage to using the acrylic for the bottom.
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04-02-2006, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JS_racer
chatty one i see.
grim's faux looked sweet. |
 that is what happens when it is a slow day at work . (Just so you know, I am not paid by the state, unlike some other chatty ones here!! lol)
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04-02-2006, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Maybe Graham can post a few pics of his faux bottom. His looks awesome.
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04-02-2006, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Brooklyn Center, MN
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There are no advantages to a faux sandbed / cutting board. It's all for aethetic reasons.
Probably if anything there are only cons to not be true barebottom since anything not as smooth as the glass will likely trap some and if not 100% flush some detritus will be underneath too....
You will be just amazed how much detritus there is even in just 1 weeks time that otherwised was going unnoticed. It's a true eye opener.....
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