Starboard

bgkingd340 · 09/11/2007, 01:01 PM

Can someone point me in the direction to where i can purchase star board ..should it be at the hard ware store?

nureefer2008 · 09/11/2007, 02:09 PM

I saw some at homedepot

Waxxiemann · 09/11/2007, 03:56 PM

I got mine at a plastics company local to me. Go into your yellow pages and I bet you'll find somthing.

underpar · 09/11/2007, 04:02 PM

West Marine carries it.

Andrew · 09/11/2007, 04:59 PM

To Reef Central

I buy my starboard ( HDPE sheeting ) from US plastics.

75Gallons · 09/11/2007, 06:44 PM

Whats starboard and whats it used for?(You learn something new everyday)

Andrew · 09/11/2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by 75Gallons
Whats starboard and whats it used for?(You learn something new everyday)

Pretty much a white plastic sheet which is used on the bottom of a tank. This way your tank can be BB ( bare-bottom ) without sand and you still have a clean white look and your rocks won't scratch the actual tank. BB tanks are ideal for SPS tanks as you can increase your flow and not have sand blowing everwhere. Here's my 37 gallon tank for an example when I was setting it up:

old salty · 09/11/2007, 10:37 PM

I purchased mine from the cutting board factory.

75Gallons · 09/11/2007, 10:39 PM

Thanks guys.

bgkingd340 · 09/13/2007, 06:26 PM

thank u all very much for your input

NanoReefWanabe · 09/13/2007, 06:54 PM

is it not just the same as your regular kitchen cutting boards?

Cheekymonkey · 09/13/2007, 08:49 PM

Hrm, I wonder if you can do that and glue sand to it so it looks natural without the issues of sand

old salty · 09/13/2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by NanoReefWanabe
is it not just the same as your regular kitchen cutting boards?

It's the exact same stuff. Here is the custom piece I order from the cutting board factory; it's gonna be the bottom of a 215g. I cut out the area for the overflows.

Cheekmonkey,

Before you glue sand to the bottom, you should contact King Kong; a board member (not to be confused with the large monkey from Skull Island.) He is on vacation according to one of his posts, but will be back next week. He glued sand to his bottom and eventually it caused him more headaches than he cared for.

chatyak · 09/25/2007, 10:16 AM

Would this be better than using eggcrate?

DrBegalke · 09/25/2007, 06:38 PM

might look better... but i think eggcrate would be ok as long as yuo have enough flow that stuff doesn't get trapped..

Cheekymonkey · 09/25/2007, 08:13 PM

Thanks for the info OSalty, will do, do recall any of his problems?

old salty · 09/25/2007, 11:44 PM

Here is his thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1155619

09/11/2007, 01:01 PM	#1
bgkingd340 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ft.wayne indiana Posts: 94	Starboard Can someone point me in the direction to where i can purchase star board ..should it be at the hard ware store?

09/11/2007, 03:56 PM	#3
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	I got mine at a plastics company local to me. Go into your yellow pages and I bet you'll find somthing. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

09/11/2007, 10:37 PM	#8
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I purchased mine from the cutting board factory. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

09/13/2007, 06:26 PM	#10
bgkingd340 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ft.wayne indiana Posts: 94	thanks thank u all very much for your input

09/13/2007, 08:49 PM	#12
Cheekymonkey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,211	Hrm, I wonder if you can do that and glue sand to it so it looks natural without the issues of sand __________________ Joshua Solomon ORCA President 2010 Click my red house and help me with my 300G build. Current Tank Info: 300G in progress, 120G SPS/LPS Reef, 40G Mushroom/Zoa, 50G Zeroedge Clam/Gorgonian Tank

09/11/2007, 02:09 PM	#2
nureefer2008 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 52	I saw some at homedepot

09/11/2007, 04:02 PM	#4
underpar Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chincoteague, VA Posts: 220	West Marine carries it.

09/11/2007, 04:59 PM	#5
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	*To Reef Central* I buy my starboard ( HDPE sheeting ) from US plastics.

09/11/2007, 06:44 PM	#6
75Gallons Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 239	Whats starboard and whats it used for?(You learn something new everyday)

09/11/2007, 10:39 PM	#9
75Gallons Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 239	Thanks guys.

09/13/2007, 06:54 PM	#11
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	is it not just the same as your regular kitchen cutting boards?

09/25/2007, 10:16 AM	#14
chatyak Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,090	Would this be better than using eggcrate? __________________ Fishville

09/25/2007, 06:38 PM	#15
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	might look better... but i think eggcrate would be ok as long as yuo have enough flow that stuff doesn't get trapped.. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

09/25/2007, 08:13 PM	#16
Cheekymonkey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,211	Thanks for the info OSalty, will do, do recall any of his problems? __________________ Joshua Solomon ORCA President 2010 Click my red house and help me with my 300G build. Current Tank Info: 300G in progress, 120G SPS/LPS Reef, 40G Mushroom/Zoa, 50G Zeroedge Clam/Gorgonian Tank

09/25/2007, 11:44 PM	#17
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	Here is his thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1155619 __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby