Operation BBBB - Back Breaking Bare Bottom

[AlfaRomeo]

Must sound the Tornado alert if all the pumps are firing at 100%

[weileong]

Maybe the clown fish will be thrown up down left right, roll clockwise, roll counterclockwise.....

[AlfaRomeo]

Or maybe can see the Clownfish hanging on to the Acros for its dear life.. hehehe

[hamannbmw]

lols... wont be using all lar, likely to use 4 of them.

[weileong]

Or maybe can see the Clownfish hanging on to the Acros for its dear life.. hehehe

hopefully the acros would be epoxy firmly down else the acros also fly away

[hamannbmw]

hopefully the acros would be epoxy firmly down else the acros also fly away

... i need some cheap epoxy now, where to get huh

Thanks diabolus, for the tub

[fishtalk1517]

Hi Bro hamannbmw,

I can offer help should u require more. Just let me know

Can't wait to see ur final scaping........

u should still have my hp no. Just let me know.

[hamannbmw]

Hi Bro hamannbmw,

I can offer help should u require more. Just let me know

Can't wait to see ur final scaping........

u should still have my hp no. Just let me know.

Thanks Sean... i still have yr no

[reefer guy]

woah.... really cant sleep thinking about ur rescape ha??

bro, u can buy double beckett, dual chamber cr and ts-24 then now u r looking for cheap epoxy?

[hamannbmw]

woah.... really cant sleep thinking about ur rescape ha?? 

bro, u can buy double beckett, dual chamber cr and ts-24 then now u r looking for cheap epoxy?    

yesterday slept at 3am , was thinking what rockscape i want , 2 tower ? valley ? slope ? well, alot depends on the "rescape artist" too .

The cheap epoxy is for building legs on base rocks lar... if its too troublesome, i'll probably use PVC stand. I think PVC stand doesnt collect as much detritus as egg crate

[blueheaven]

Then you'll be thinking of whether the pvc stand can hold all the rocks, how to make the structure, how much pvc to use, will it be unsightly, can I siphon the detritus, on and on and on

Just go for what you think be best

[hamannbmw]

Then you'll be thinking of whether the pvc stand can hold all the rocks, how to make the structure, how much pvc to use, will it be unsightly, can I siphon the detritus, on and on and on

Just go for what you think be best

already bought some pvc from hai cheong.... i'll be making low and steady steady stand, so it should be ok. there r some rocks which r encrusted by acros which i'll like make an epoxy stand for it....

[patrick123]

Wow...great tank in the making. Don't forget to post the pictures.

[hamannbmw]

start off with the PVC racks I've made... quite siong

[blueheaven]

Wah looks stable

[CalciumReef]

Would it be giving detritus a chance to get in the pvc pipes by drilling so many holes? :unsure:The aim of going bare bottom is to reduce nutrients isn't it.

I might be wrong

[loster]

adopting different systme and method has it pron and con - advantages and disadvantages. be it dbs, ssb, or bb, they require certain level of maintenance (high or low it doesn't matter becasue reefing is a hobby)

if you are adopting bb sytem and u fully aware of it pron and con and most important, u know what you are doing, put your whole heart into it

[CalciumReef]

The thing is if detritus is trapped inside the pvc pipe, even you are super hardworking, how would you remove it?Take out the rack every week and try to flush it? Reefing should be a hobby to enjoy, not a slave to.I feel that cap up the pipes and gluing all the joints,less the holes being a better option.Its possible to secure the

my 1 cent

[CalciumReef]

Its possible to secure eggcrates without drilling holes.Just my suggestions.

[hamannbmw]

Actually I'm also not very sure whether detritus will settle into the pipes thru the holes. The drilling of holes is to achieve "no dead" water in the pipes. Although I can fix up n glue the racks without drilling any holes, but it will float and makes scaping more difficult.

Any suggestion from other fellow reefers ? Or maybe those already have a BB tank would like to comment.

[CalciumReef]

Maybe adding sand in the pipes would weight it down, then seal everything up.No air then wont float.

[iori_del]

if all the pipe are inter connected and able to pump water movement in them then i think the deal spot will be less, of course with the hole, the strength of the water movement might not be good.

saw a few guy in RC doing tat,

[weileong]

That probably require a pressure rated pump.

But then if it's just water flow to keep detritus out then low flow will work too.

[patrick123]

May be for a start, if you want to drill hole, try to drill on the underside instead of the top, so detritus will not settle into the hole so easily.

Even with small hole like this, I don't think there is enough movement through the hole to prevent "almost dead" water. May be you want to consider pumping water through it like iori_del suggested.

[nutx]

Is the operation on?

I would like to visit u to view the process....as I'm thinking of removing my 8inch thick dsb.......(6ft tank..... )

can't help you throughout the operation as only got a small window timeframe in the afternoon.

my no 97391191...