video of my 360g tank just swiched to bare bottom

JRChristiansen · 02/26/2013, 09:51 PM

I have been dealing with dinos I tryed eveything so I took all the sand out. And now the dynos are dying.

This is a video of my tank with mostly bare bottom and my new skimmer and my led lights. tell me what you think. And If you like the bare bottom or not?

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El Diablo · 02/26/2013, 10:06 PM

Good looking tank! Your really making me miss it.

reefslugs · 02/26/2013, 10:10 PM

That looks awesome. I would love to come see it in person. I can't beleave your running LED's on such a large tank. I would think with that large of a size tank, you would have run metal halides with some LED's for suppliment. How long have you had that biopellet reactor? I've been considering the same one.

twiggyb · 02/26/2013, 11:09 PM

Beautiful! Wish I had the room for a bigger tank. Nice job. Pizza night at your place next!?!??!

Tigé21v · 02/26/2013, 11:54 PM

Looks good JR!

blueswon1 · 02/27/2013, 09:41 AM

Looks great

albano · 02/27/2013, 10:06 AM

Very nice tank, great rock work ... But IMO it needs sand to look more natural

JRChristiansen · 02/27/2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

Good looking tank! Your really making me miss it.

thank you!

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Originally Posted by reefslugs

That looks awesome. I would love to come see it in person. I can't beleave your running LED's on such a large tank. I would think with that large of a size tank, you would have run metal halides with some LED's for suppliment. How long have you had that biopellet reactor? I've been considering the same one.

. pm me I would love to show it off one day. Yeah I like my LEDs I'm building new LED racks to hold (2) 4'x4' 200 LED Fixtures so the tank will be all LED. I have had the bio pellet reactor for about 7 months I like it. I did take some of the pellets out because it stripped my nitrates to 0 and even when I turned down the flow.

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Originally Posted by twiggyb

Beautiful! Wish I had the room for a bigger tank. Nice job. Pizza night at your place next!?!??!

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Thanks! Yeah the tank itself takes up 36sq feet. I just wish it was 6" taller. Their will be a pizza night at my house in the Future for sure. But fist I have to finish the rest of my basement lol.

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Originally Posted by Tigé21v

Looks good JR!

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Thanks when u going to get that 300 up and running?

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Originally Posted by blueswon1

Looks great

Thank you. Hope u are getting ur tank back up to par.

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Originally Posted by albano

Very nice tank, great rock work ... But IMO it needs sand to look more natural

Thanks. Yeah really did not want to get rid of the sand but the Dino's looked so bad so I just took it out and I kinda like it because now I know my tank is not holding a bunch of poop lol and I dont have to worry about sand getting stuck in the magnet cleaner and scratching the acrylic. But if I didn't have the Dino problem I would have left the sand in it.

albano · 02/27/2013, 05:22 PM

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I dont have to worry about sand getting stuck in the magnet cleaner and scratching the acrylic.

I have had acrylic tanks since 1991...IME , the reason the sand gets stuck in the magnets is because 'someone' has decided to 'help' me and try out the magnets!

I try my best to remove the magnets before anyone comes over, because apparently the magnets 'attract' helpers!

JRChristiansen · 02/27/2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by albano

I have had acrylic tanks since 1991...IME , the reason the sand gets stuck in the magnets is because 'someone' has decided to 'help' me and try out the magnets!

I try my best to remove the magnets before anyone comes over, because apparently the magnets 'attract' helpers!

this is the main reason I went bare bottom

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JRChristiansen · 05/23/2013, 06:26 PM

Here are some updates on my tank hope you enjoy the video. watch in HD!!!!

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indyjaco · 05/24/2013, 07:39 AM

Tank looks awesome.

Reeferhead · 05/24/2013, 01:50 PM

I'll never be a fan of the bare bottom look but that's a nice system.

I really love all the open swimming room for the fish.

albano · 05/24/2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Reeferhead

I'll never be a fan of the bare bottom.

+1, only thing more 'unnatural' is a sandbed full of frag plugs

02/26/2013, 09:51 PM	#1
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	video of my 360g tank just swiched to bare bottom I have been dealing with dinos I tryed eveything so I took all the sand out. And now the dynos are dying. This is a video of my tank with mostly bare bottom and my new skimmer and my led lights. tell me what you think. And If you like the bare bottom or not? [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

02/26/2013, 10:06 PM	#2
El Diablo Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sunset Hills Posts: 2,892	Good looking tank! Your really making me miss it. __________________ :) :) Hello Thanks Todd ___________________________________________

02/26/2013, 10:10 PM	#3
reefslugs Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: St.Charles, Mo. Posts: 1,647	That looks awesome. I would love to come see it in person. I can't beleave your running LED's on such a large tank. I would think with that large of a size tank, you would have run metal halides with some LED's for suppliment. How long have you had that biopellet reactor? I've been considering the same one. __________________ Darrell Current Tank Info: Oceanic 200g mixed reef, 65g sump/fugium, 4 Viporspectra LED's, Tunze 2105 x 2 with controller, Simplicity return pump & skimmer, Octopus calcium reactor, lots of love.

02/26/2013, 11:09 PM	#4
twiggyb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DeSoto, MO Posts: 3,813	Beautiful! Wish I had the room for a bigger tank. Nice job. Pizza night at your place next!?!??! __________________ -Daniel- Love, grease and chicken peace! Chicken are people too. Current Tank Info: 29g since March 2012

02/27/2013, 10:06 AM	#7
albano SALTWATER since '73 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Katonah, NY/ San Fernando Ca./ Sea Isle City NJ Posts: 6,210	Very nice tank, great rock work ... But IMO it needs sand to look more natural __________________ ______________________________________ Jan. '11 TOTM Manhattan Reefs Current Tank Info: 500g & 200g acrylic DTs/2 separate reef systems

02/26/2013, 11:54 PM	#5
Tigé21v Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St. Charles, Mo. Posts: 1,369	Looks good JR!

02/27/2013, 09:41 AM	#6
blueswon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: wentzville Posts: 51	Looks great

05/23/2013, 06:26 PM	#11
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	Here are some updates on my tank hope you enjoy the video. watch in HD!!!! [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

05/24/2013, 07:39 AM	#12
indyjaco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 726	Tank looks awesome. __________________ Jacob SCA 120G RB 48 V2

05/24/2013, 01:50 PM	#13
Reeferhead Recovering Reef Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Posts: 4,856	I'll never be a fan of the bare bottom look but that's a nice system. I really love all the open swimming room for the fish. __________________ Nick St. Louis Area Saltwater Hobbyists' (SLASH) Coral Donor Program (CDP) Because, "Friends don't let friends pay $50 a polyp!" Over 200 different corals and counting... Current Tank Info: 352 Quintillion Gallon