Should I use egg crate on the bottom???

wachuko · 01/26/2008, 10:57 AM

I got this last night, just in case, as I was picking up some PVC pipes, GFI outlets, etc...

Is it recommended to use these egg crates in the bottom to prevent an accident with a rock? or the sand bed is enough to absord the fall if it happens??

I am putting in 200lbs of sand...

Andrew · 01/26/2008, 11:02 AM

If you are going to have a deep sand bed, I wouldn't worry about it. But if you only plan to use an inch or so, then yes... I would put it on the bottom under the sand.

DrBegalke · 01/26/2008, 12:08 PM

I use it especially with sand, as when you move around LR you need to bury the rock so its against the bottom.. otherwise you risk collapse as the sand shifts.

If there is no egg crate, its very easy to grind the rock into the glass.

On bare bottoms, I would go with something like seaboard.

Sk8r · 01/26/2008, 12:18 PM

I have a dsb and use it: it provides security against burrowing fishes and prevents your rock's sharpest points from being the only contact points on fragile glass. In engineering or glasswork, the more spread-out any pressure, the safer.

FBNitro · 01/26/2008, 01:21 PM

Wish this tip was posted in the newbie threads, I would have done it...

cardiffgiant · 01/26/2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by FBNitro
Wish this tip was posted in the newbie threads, I would have done it...

LOL, same here. This is now reason #4 to upgrade to a larger tank (it'll give me the opportunity to put the egg crate at the bottom).

As soon as one of my reasons becomes "I have all this extra money that i don't know what else to do with" it'll happen.

sly fox · 01/27/2008, 08:56 AM

in this other thread its suggested that it stops worms moving about and leads to nitrate build up... im trying to work out whether to put it on the bottom of my new tank or not

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1304480

wachuko · 01/27/2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by sly fox
in this other thread its suggested that it stops worms moving about and leads to nitrate build up... im trying to work out whether to put it on the bottom of my new tank or not

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1304480

I came across the same thread and decided not to use them...

rhoptowit · 01/27/2008, 02:26 PM

you could use it to make a plenum if you decidej to go with a DSB

01/26/2008, 10:57 AM	#1
wachuko Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 236	Should I use egg crate on the bottom??? I got this last night, just in case, as I was picking up some PVC pipes, GFI outlets, etc... Is it recommended to use these egg crates in the bottom to prevent an accident with a rock? or the sand bed is enough to absord the fall if it happens?? I am putting in 200lbs of sand... __________________ Kind regards, Wachuko My 210gal tank : http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1300946 Current Tank Info: 210Gal 72x24x29

01/26/2008, 12:08 PM	#3
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	I use it especially with sand, as when you move around LR you need to bury the rock so its against the bottom.. otherwise you risk collapse as the sand shifts. If there is no egg crate, its very easy to grind the rock into the glass. On bare bottoms, I would go with something like seaboard. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

01/26/2008, 11:02 AM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	If you are going to have a deep sand bed, I wouldn't worry about it. But if you only plan to use an inch or so, then yes... I would put it on the bottom under the sand.

01/26/2008, 12:18 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I have a dsb and use it: it provides security against burrowing fishes and prevents your rock's sharpest points from being the only contact points on fragile glass. In engineering or glasswork, the more spread-out any pressure, the safer. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/26/2008, 01:21 PM	#5
FBNitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 641	Wish this tip was posted in the newbie threads, I would have done it...

01/27/2008, 08:56 AM	#7
sly fox Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: im a brit in Tx Posts: 504	in this other thread its suggested that it stops worms moving about and leads to nitrate build up... im trying to work out whether to put it on the bottom of my new tank or not http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1304480

01/27/2008, 02:26 PM	#9
rhoptowit Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 415	you could use it to make a plenum if you decidej to go with a DSB