bucfan Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I cannot decide on whether to go BB or DSB with my new 100g set up. I know that BB tanks are so much easier to keep clean. Only problem is until you get a good layer of coraline algae on the bottom you are left staring at the bare glass bottom which can be an eye sore. And it also limits some critters you can have. On the other hand a DSB (which I have run on my nano for 18 months) gives a more natural look but is harder to maintain. Also, you run the risk of a nutrient spike should anything get terribly disturbed. And critters can die off under the sand bed and you never know it. Also, after some time the deeper sand layers starts showing up dirty colors. Never had a shallow sand bed so I'm not familiar with that. I am now not sure which way to go. Any suggestions to help me decide will be appreciated. Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 bare bottom and paint it black. i love it! Link to comment
AFRobert568 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I’ve been thinking about going BB. This guy gives directions to paint the bottom to look like sand. The brown one actually looks like real sand in the pics. http://www.fishyreview.com/fake_sand.html Link to comment
Veng Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I’ve been thinking about going BB. This guy gives directions to paint the bottom to look like sand. The brown one actually looks like real sand in the pics. http://www.fishyreview.com/fake_sand.html That looks, really, REALLY good. I'm suddenly finding my self really tempted to go BB on my next tank, even though that hadn't even been a consideration a very short time ago. Link to comment
asstastic Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 saw a guy recently mix clear epoxy or something with sand in bottom of tank so he has a sand bottom but technically it is a bare bottom because all the sand it hardened together Link to comment
1fishmonger Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 saw a guy recently mix clear epoxy or something with sand in bottom of tank so he has a sand bottom but technically it is a bare bottom because all the sand it hardened together Sounds very permanent hah. Link to comment
asstastic Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 yea it it but if you wanted sand later you just put it on top of it Link to comment
chucktdbm321 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 i have a tank with that is bb and has the bottom and back painted black looks very sharp and doesn't have the awful reflection from the bare glass Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Personally i fancy shallow sand beds. You don't have to worry about it getting disturbed and realeasing a lot of nasty stuff, any my Conch keeps it nice and white 24/7 Link to comment
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