bare bottom tank question

Bn251 · 09/27/2009, 11:18 PM

Im planning to setup a 90g but want to have it bare bottom. I was wondering would i need a refuge with a DSB and cheato or even a refuge at all? im not trying to have a fuge on the setup. I was thinking of just live rock in the sump, skimmer, and CA reactor.

Anyone have a bare bottom tank please put your specs if you dont mind.

Thanks!

glaukos · 09/28/2009, 03:11 AM

tagging along....

ds4x4 · 09/28/2009, 04:41 AM

you dont have to have anything. Heck you dont even Have to buy a skimmer really.. many people have kept tanks without all the latest and greatest. A fuge will help pull out some things you wouldnt want in your tank as well the sandbed . just make sure you have enough rock to act as the bio filter and do waterchanges you should be fine.. Lots of BB guys out there

tangtang81 · 09/28/2009, 07:42 AM

i run bb no dsb no refuge....just sump with skimmer and ca reactor ... works fine for me...actually ever since i went bb it took care of my cyno problem

Bn251 · 09/28/2009, 02:51 PM

im glad to hear

do you guys have problems with the gunk and crap laying around on the bottom of the tank? im thinking about putting a mp40 and tunze on the tank i guess that would be a good enough amount of flow

tangtang81 · 09/28/2009, 07:34 PM

not a problem for me....i run 2 x koralia4 approx 900gph return and a maxijet 1200 for flow which are all pointed up .... i suction gunk out every week out for waterchange.

Bn251 · 09/28/2009, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangtang81

not a problem for me....i run 2 x koralia4 approx 900gph return and a maxijet 1200 for flow which are all pointed up .... i suction gunk out every week out for waterchange.

what size tank is yours?

sean A. · 09/29/2009, 10:34 AM

I have a 135g FOWLR that I rub BB with 4 of those Koralia knockoffs for power heads. 1 on each side pointed toward the bottom to make sure nothing sits on the ground.

agsansoo · 09/29/2009, 11:12 AM

Reference Link:

The Bare Bottom Club
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1190944

old salty · 09/29/2009, 11:18 AM

I have a 215bb with no fuge or remote deep sand bed. Just a sump, skimmer, and Ca reactor. Pretty darned basic and I like it that way.

Once every two weeks, I perform a power vacuuming of the tank. This is simply some filter floss rolled inside of a cut up coke bottle and placed on the intake of a Mag12 pump. Then I use a powerhead to blow off the rock and everything else. Makes a mess for an hour or so, but the water is sparkling clear the next day.

agsansoo · 09/29/2009, 11:35 AM

That's a good idea ! DIY water polisher ! I'm going to try it with a hose on the output, so I can blow off my live rock.

Hagisan · 11/24/2009, 08:38 AM

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simply some filter floss rolled inside of a cut up coke bottle and placed on the intake of a Mag12 pump

Nice!

We're going bb soon and I'm going to give it a try.

gt6188a · 11/24/2009, 09:20 AM

Good idea!!! I will try that like diatom filter.

super1man · 11/24/2009, 01:29 PM

thats a good idea i like to look of the bb tanks but i does become messy after a while.

ziyaadb · 11/24/2009, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old salty

i have a 215bb with no fuge or remote deep sand bed. Just a sump, skimmer, and ca reactor. Pretty darned basic and i like it that way.

Once every two weeks, i perform a power vacuuming of the tank. This is simply some filter floss rolled inside of a cut up coke bottle and placed on the intake of a mag12 pump. Then i use a powerhead to blow off the rock and everything else. Makes a mess for an hour or so, but the water is sparkling clear the next day.

fantastic idea

Moebuis · 11/24/2009, 01:46 PM

I've been BB for about 2 years in my 75g. I have a 20g sump with a skimmer and my heaters. I drip kalk but am thinking of adding an autofilling topoff reservior with a kalk stirrer. The way my PHs are arranged, all the crud collects in one area for easy siphoning. If it builds up too much prior to water change time, I put a filter sock in the sump and siphon from the display into that.

09/27/2009, 11:18 PM	#1
Bn251 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 78	bare bottom tank question Im planning to setup a 90g but want to have it bare bottom. I was wondering would i need a refuge with a DSB and cheato or even a refuge at all? im not trying to have a fuge on the setup. I was thinking of just live rock in the sump, skimmer, and CA reactor. Anyone have a bare bottom tank please put your specs if you dont mind. Thanks!

09/28/2009, 04:41 AM	#3
ds4x4 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pennsville NJ Posts: 279	you dont have to have anything. Heck you dont even Have to buy a skimmer really.. many people have kept tanks without all the latest and greatest. A fuge will help pull out some things you wouldnt want in your tank as well the sandbed . just make sure you have enough rock to act as the bio filter and do waterchanges you should be fine.. Lots of BB guys out there __________________ -Asking her for Forgiveness is much easier than asking for Permission.- Current Tank Info: 120gal Re-Build

09/29/2009, 11:12 AM	#9
agsansoo Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downey,CA Posts: 1,782	Reference Link: The Bare Bottom Club http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1190944 __________________ Andy SCRK Member Current Tank Info: Barebottom, 65 Bow-Front, 20 gal sump/fuge, octo extreme 160, (2) Lumen Max3 250W w/ XM 20k's, 2 VHO Actinic and (1) VorTech MP40w & (1) VorTech MP10

09/29/2009, 11:18 AM	#10
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I have a 215bb with no fuge or remote deep sand bed. Just a sump, skimmer, and Ca reactor. Pretty darned basic and I like it that way. Once every two weeks, I perform a power vacuuming of the tank. This is simply some filter floss rolled inside of a cut up coke bottle and placed on the intake of a Mag12 pump. Then I use a powerhead to blow off the rock and everything else. Makes a mess for an hour or so, but the water is sparkling clear the next day. __________________ "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

09/29/2009, 11:35 AM	#11
agsansoo Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downey,CA Posts: 1,782	That's a good idea ! DIY water polisher ! I'm going to try it with a hose on the output, so I can blow off my live rock. __________________ Andy SCRK Member Current Tank Info: Barebottom, 65 Bow-Front, 20 gal sump/fuge, octo extreme 160, (2) Lumen Max3 250W w/ XM 20k's, 2 VHO Actinic and (1) VorTech MP40w & (1) VorTech MP10

09/28/2009, 03:11 AM	#2
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	tagging along....

09/28/2009, 07:42 AM	#4
tangtang81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: FL Posts: 276	i run bb no dsb no refuge....just sump with skimmer and ca reactor ... works fine for me...actually ever since i went bb it took care of my cyno problem

09/28/2009, 02:51 PM	#5
Bn251 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 78	im glad to hear do you guys have problems with the gunk and crap laying around on the bottom of the tank? im thinking about putting a mp40 and tunze on the tank i guess that would be a good enough amount of flow

09/28/2009, 07:34 PM	#6
tangtang81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: FL Posts: 276	not a problem for me....i run 2 x koralia4 approx 900gph return and a maxijet 1200 for flow which are all pointed up .... i suction gunk out every week out for waterchange.

09/29/2009, 10:34 AM	#8
sean A. Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rio Linda, CA Posts: 896	I have a 135g FOWLR that I rub BB with 4 of those Koralia knockoffs for power heads. 1 on each side pointed toward the bottom to make sure nothing sits on the ground.

11/24/2009, 09:20 AM	#13
gt6188a Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 52	Good idea!!! I will try that like diatom filter.

11/24/2009, 01:29 PM	#14
super1man Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartford, WI Posts: 147	thats a good idea i like to look of the bb tanks but i does become messy after a while. __________________ Superman Current Tank Info: 48x24x10 1" thick Custom Acrylic, 40lb Chunk of Tonga Branch Rock, ASM G3 Skimmer, Custom LED Pendents, Simple set up with Corals Growing like Crazy

11/24/2009, 01:46 PM	#16
Moebuis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 236	I've been BB for about 2 years in my 75g. I have a 20g sump with a skimmer and my heaters. I drip kalk but am thinking of adding an autofilling topoff reservior with a kalk stirrer. The way my PHs are arranged, all the crud collects in one area for easy siphoning. If it builds up too much prior to water change time, I put a filter sock in the sump and siphon from the display into that.