No sand for Marine Tank ??

[rainbowdarter]

Long time stop reefing....

Now start to read all the tips and recommendation all over again....

Many new things to learn....

Anyway good discussion here....

[Marine_fanaticz]

hi guys i have a OF34l nano with ios... using a sand bed.. but currently regret it because sand storm and when diatoms/algae grow on the sand bed very hard to remove. Anyway now since i wanna decom my tank and rescape it, im considering using bare bottom. I think that the live rocks will be sufficient to host the beneficial bacteria right? what are the drawbacks of going bare bottom? please advise. dont want to make a choice that ill regret. cheers:)

[bhtteo]

Actually there is no absolute answer which method is good, for my first tank, i used bare bottom but I just don't like that a reef tank without sand bed. Recently I've set up a new tank and I decided to use sand bed, it look more natural to me, both methods so far do not affect water parameter, i still managed to keep No3 and Po4 at 0. You can try black sand and it will give you a contrast effect for everything you put in the tank.

[Marine_fanaticz]

Actually there is no absolute answer which method is good, for my first tank, i used bare bottom but I just don't like that a reef tank without sand bed. Recently I've set up a new tank and I decided to use sand bed, it look more natural to me, both methods so far do not affect water parameter, i still managed to keep No3 and Po4 at 0. You can try black sand and it will give you a contrast effect for everything you put in the tank.

my biggest fear is algea and diatoms growing on the sand bed like what is happening to my tank now haha. gonna check out the black sand ! Thx

[Ahhyi]

Actually I also regret out sand. But without sand. I put clam very weird. I think sand gives a more natural look to the reef. At least that's what I trying to replicate. As natural as possible.

[azlindaza]

What is sea without sand.. Hehe..

[bhtteo]

The amount of algea is much depend on the water parameter, as long as you managed to keep Po4 at low level, i think this is not an issue.