Poll on BB

Jacuzzi · 03/29/2010, 11:35 AM

So I am moving in a few days just s few blocks and I have been pondering on whether or not to go BB. My sandbed now is about 2-3 inches in my 40 breeder which has been running for about 9 months. Its has a built in wet dry which I turned into refugium along with holding my skimmer and return pump. I think if done right BB has a very clean look to it so just wanted peoples opinions and pros and cons thanks.

rxonco · 03/29/2010, 12:18 PM

BB tanks look horrible...but that's just my opinion.

flying_dutchman · 03/29/2010, 12:20 PM

Check out the "BB club" and leonardo's formosa forest:
http://www.leonardosreef.com/formosa-forest/

das75 · 03/29/2010, 12:53 PM

BB soon becomes coralline bottomed. Missing that I can't have a pistol shrimp/goby pair but can't see going back to sand.

Is interesting when people see the my tank (reefers included), it's usually quite a well before they'll comment 'no sand', if they notice at all.

Uncle Salty 05 · 03/29/2010, 12:55 PM

Just don't like the look of BB.

Alex T. · 03/29/2010, 05:52 PM

I'll never go back to sand. No one has ever commented on the absence of sand. When breaking down a previous tank and seeing what had collected in the sandbed over the years, I was convinced that this was the way to go. I was religious about maintenance and vacuuming the sand, but when a reef grows in, it's extremely difficult to get everywhere. I'm not saying it's for everybody, but it is very easy to clean, covers in coralline, and allows for some impossible flow possibilities when a sandbed is present.

03/29/2010, 11:35 AM	#1
Jacuzzi Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 278	Poll on BB So I am moving in a few days just s few blocks and I have been pondering on whether or not to go BB. My sandbed now is about 2-3 inches in my 40 breeder which has been running for about 9 months. Its has a built in wet dry which I turned into refugium along with holding my skimmer and return pump. I think if done right BB has a very clean look to it so just wanted peoples opinions and pros and cons thanks.

03/29/2010, 12:53 PM	#4
das75 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 2,269	BB soon becomes coralline bottomed. Missing that I can't have a pistol shrimp/goby pair but can't see going back to sand. Is interesting when people see the my tank (reefers included), it's usually quite a well before they'll comment 'no sand', if they notice at all. __________________ . Current Tank Info: 145g Starfire display (mixed reef) w/75g basement sump & 20g refugium, Barracuda return, Dart w/OM 4way CL, AI Hydras and Director.

03/29/2010, 12:55 PM	#5
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Just don't like the look of BB. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

03/29/2010, 12:18 PM	#2
rxonco Reef Pharmacist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 217	BB tanks look horrible...but that's just my opinion.

03/29/2010, 12:20 PM	#3
flying_dutchman Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,319	Check out the "BB club" and leonardo's formosa forest: http://www.leonardosreef.com/formosa-forest/

03/29/2010, 05:52 PM	#6
Alex T. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,803	I'll never go back to sand. No one has ever commented on the absence of sand. When breaking down a previous tank and seeing what had collected in the sandbed over the years, I was convinced that this was the way to go. I was religious about maintenance and vacuuming the sand, but when a reef grows in, it's extremely difficult to get everywhere. I'm not saying it's for everybody, but it is very easy to clean, covers in coralline, and allows for some impossible flow possibilities when a sandbed is present.