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02/19/2010, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 549
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Going BB
I want to try new for a change and go Barebottom. If i go BB would i need a DSB in my fuge or can go without sand at all?
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02/19/2010, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,803
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I run a BB display, BB sump and BB refugium, Live rock in refugium sits in a pile in the middle with chaeto ball hovering above. Because I use filter socks, it takes 3 months for some detritus to settle out on the bottom. I simply use a small 5 gallon shopvac once every 3 months and pull out the gunk. Wouldn't have it any other way. Simple, clean and efficient.
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02/20/2010, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Brownsburg IN
Posts: 97
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I have my 125 gal running barebottom with no sump for 10 years. You do not need sand if you have enough live rock.
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02/21/2010, 12:34 AM
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One reef to rule them all
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Leominster, MA
Posts: 5,299
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I am trying the same in my new build. Plan on going completely sandless with the entire system. If you go with starboard under your rock I would take a look at US Plastics. They have some of the most affordable starboard I have found. If you buy from their precut selection (and they have precuts to many standard tank sizes) you get a discount compared to the price/sq.ft. custom sizes.
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