Sand necessary ?

[kevin33868]

Is sand necessary in the tank ?

[jc85]

Well, Barebottom tank has been popular in the last 2 yrs.

Cheers

JC

[gny]

Bare bottom is ok as it reduces the possibilities of 'stray' sand mess-up if internal circulation pumps are too strong or due to fishes...

If corals are place on it, it may look a bit bare. Not so pleasing to see. So for this case, with sand will be better.

But its solely depends on individual....

[Achilles Tang]

A lot of information is available here on the internet and even in SRC on the merits of a sandbed vs barebottom.

Both got pros and cons and both have limitations.

Use the search function and input keywords like DSB, Sandbed, barebottom, NNR etc... a whole wealth of information is there!

[Underwater]

Just to add....it also depends on what livestock you intend to keep...some species of wrasse, goby, starfish prefer to have a sand bed.