metrokat Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Well, I challenged myself to use NYOS again. And I just finished with it. I did very small mixtures at a time, made about 6-7 batches and sucessfully used them all. I might have felt one of the disintegrate, but over-all I think it worked out. 5 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Cube tanks. Ideas for aquascaping? Go! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Barebottom or no? Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 No, I love my pistol shrimp and shrimp gobies. 1 Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Rapid fire questions? Cube tanks lend themselves well to the rule of thirds, but that said, successful art is rarely done on a square canvas. 3 Quote Link to comment
Gary.F Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Barebottom or no? I think the correct answer is "no". 2 Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Bare bottom FTW. That being said, I'd much rather scape a long shallow tank. Way easier. 1 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I vote bare bottom as well. I liked my special grade sand, but it started holding al kinds of crap. I siphoned it every week and it was amazing to see all the gunk that came out. My tank is doing much better without sand. Still.. I think adding a piece of white acrylic to the bottom will make it look better, rather than being able to see that black foam that is under most tanks. Like this.. (NOT my tank, even though I wish it was. Picture borrowed from Google) 3 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Don't get me wrong, I like a nice bare bottom as much as the next guy/gal, just not in my aquariums. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Goniopora progression Nov 2014 July 7 2016 (pissed it off so it's retracted) 1 Quote Link to comment
Veng Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I like the white bottom bare bottom, I also like the black sand. I think the most important thing is if you want the tank to look like it's a 10-15K tank or a 20-30K tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Not sure. It's going to be SPS and some LPS. Going to try to keep some acropora that I haven't had long term success with in my current tank. I'm torn between doing something new to me like starting with dry rock. Or going with my proven recipe of uncured rock. Torn between sand and bare bottom. Torn between a branching scape or arches. Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Goniopora progression Holy Moly! I loved my flower pot, but it got stung by a frogspawn and I couldn't save it. Not sure. It's going to be SPS and some LPS. Going to try to keep some acropora that I haven't had long term success with in my current tank. I'm torn between doing something new to me like starting with dry rock. Or going with my proven recipe of uncured rock. Torn between sand and bare bottom. Torn between a branching scape or arches. Start with bare bottom. You can always add sand after, but pulling it out once it is in stinks. Unless you take out all of the corals and rock- you will never get all the sand out. Quote Link to comment
JavaJacketOC Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Cube tanks. Ideas for aquascaping? Go! Barebottom or no? True Cube do a suspended, tiered rock-work structure...bare bottom = yes! 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Holy Moly! I loved my flower pot, but it got stung by a frogspawn and I couldn't save it. Start with bare bottom. You can always add sand after, but pulling it out once it is in stinks. Unless you take out all of the corals and rock- you will never get all the sand out. I have another goniopora, a short tentacle orangish rainbow one. Heard it was hard to keep alive. It's been with me over 6 months now I think. I'll have to look. Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 True Cube do a suspended, tiered rock-work structure...bare bottom = yes! Wonderfull idea! I remember seeing that somewhere.. time to google it. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Suspended tiered structure. Hmm. Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Go for everything you're scared to try in the real tank. Bare bottom, dry rock and bottled bacteria (pick interesting shapes and set them up in a suspended column?), etc Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Next weekend sounds lovely. Let me see if folks will be up for brunch or drinks and bowling. I should probably mention I can't do Saturday of this weekend.. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Why not do something totally different than the norm? John at ReefCleaners and do something more natural? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Why not do something totally different than the norm? John at ReefCleaners and do something more natural? Natural how? Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Your setting up another tank? Will it be sumped? If not go BB. 1 Quote Link to comment
BluCrab Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 you going bigger? yeah, they always go bigger... 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Your setting up another tank? Will it be sumped? If not go BB. Although it is not 100% sure that I am setting up a 2nd tank. Yes and yes. you going bigger? yeah, they always go bigger... Naw. I love my current tank. a 2nd stand alone system is being planned. 1 Quote Link to comment
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