Sandbed Question

reefing102 · 08/13/2007, 04:57 PM

Is possible to have a 2 story sand bed? As in you have your regular sand bed on the bottom of the tank but then you have a flat piece of rock up in your rock work and have it surrounded by other rocks and you put sand in there. would that work?

Mel-E-Mel · 08/13/2007, 05:05 PM

That actually sounds like it would look nice! I have never seen it done but i dont see why you couldnt do it. Just make sure its positioned so you dont have ridiculas sand storms when yoour ph's are on.

kaihonu82 · 08/13/2007, 05:09 PM

yea, i could see potential sand storm problems...but if you can work everything out with your flow, it could be cool

reefing102 · 08/13/2007, 05:10 PM

ive never seen it done either, i was actually thinking about it from (finding nemo - suprisingly(the scene where the school meets, and there's rocks all around it - with the sponge beds) I don't have a big enough tank to try it out i just think it would look cool too

2crazyreefers · 08/13/2007, 05:24 PM

You may be able to use some shelf rock, and find a saw to cut some strips of it then somehow glue them together on the sides to hold the sand. I am getting some of this rock tuesday which is like 1/4 inch flat sheets and I am playing with the idea of creating a staircase in our new 120 for all our micro's and blastos. Dont want it to look like a feshwater set up though.

Scissorhand · 08/13/2007, 05:44 PM

Neat idea. Definitely a DIY job to seal the bottom of the 2nd story sandbox, otherwise I imagine that it'd be empty eventually. Then, strategically place it where there's low flow.

hypertech · 08/13/2007, 06:53 PM

You could make the ridge to hold the sand with spray foam.

Mel-E-Mel · 08/13/2007, 07:05 PM

the spray foam hypertech mentioned would actually be alot easier to create a ridge around the edge of some shelf rock. 2crazyreefers idea with cutting some strips to make the ridges is also doable....just more time but you will achieve a more natural look. the foam eventualy will look natural aswell.

hensleyrobw · 08/14/2007, 03:31 PM

sound like a good idea, should look pretty neat, only problem i can think of is a goby that thinks the sand should be somewhere else.

08/13/2007, 04:57 PM	#1
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	Sandbed Question Is possible to have a 2 story sand bed? As in you have your regular sand bed on the bottom of the tank but then you have a flat piece of rock up in your rock work and have it surrounded by other rocks and you put sand in there. would that work? __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

08/13/2007, 05:09 PM	#3
kaihonu82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 454	yea, i could see potential sand storm problems...but if you can work everything out with your flow, it could be cool __________________ lindsay

08/13/2007, 05:10 PM	#4
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	ive never seen it done either, i was actually thinking about it from (finding nemo - suprisingly(the scene where the school meets, and there's rocks all around it - with the sponge beds) I don't have a big enough tank to try it out i just think it would look cool too __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

08/13/2007, 05:24 PM	#5
2crazyreefers Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vt. Posts: 733	You may be able to use some shelf rock, and find a saw to cut some strips of it then somehow glue them together on the sides to hold the sand. I am getting some of this rock tuesday which is like 1/4 inch flat sheets and I am playing with the idea of creating a staircase in our new 120 for all our micro's and blastos. Dont want it to look like a feshwater set up though. __________________ My 4 part recipie for my acros = calcium - alk - flow & luck.

08/13/2007, 05:05 PM	#2
Mel-E-Mel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shark City San Jose, CA Posts: 1,950	That actually sounds like it would look nice! I have never seen it done but i dont see why you couldnt do it. Just make sure its positioned so you dont have ridiculas sand storms when yoour ph's are on.

08/13/2007, 05:44 PM	#6
Scissorhand Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pho 54, SoCal Posts: 3,066	Neat idea. Definitely a DIY job to seal the bottom of the 2nd story sandbox, otherwise I imagine that it'd be empty eventually. Then, strategically place it where there's low flow.

08/13/2007, 06:53 PM	#7
hypertech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 244	You could make the ridge to hold the sand with spray foam.

08/13/2007, 07:05 PM	#8
Mel-E-Mel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shark City San Jose, CA Posts: 1,950	the spray foam hypertech mentioned would actually be alot easier to create a ridge around the edge of some shelf rock. 2crazyreefers idea with cutting some strips to make the ridges is also doable....just more time but you will achieve a more natural look. the foam eventualy will look natural aswell.

08/14/2007, 03:31 PM	#9
hensleyrobw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 54	sound like a good idea, should look pretty neat, only problem i can think of is a goby that thinks the sand should be somewhere else.