[Pomme]

What to use to stick sand down?

Okay i know that sounds a stupid question. But i will be moving soon and have the chance to get rid of my sand from the tank. I will do this because my tank will be/is sps dominated and i want to increase the flow in the tank, as its around 40 x turnover at the moment, and ive just got two more streams and this is what the flows like at the surface at the moment:
Showing the wave that is created:

Two top down views of it:



and if i increase the flow anymore i get loads of sand flying around the tank

I could go barbottom but i dont know if i could hack that???
but i was wondering if there was a way i could stick the sand down onto the glass?

Andrew

[Poseidon]

Nah with that kind of flow... BARE BOTTOM would be the way to go!!

[Tattooedlife]

I agree with Poseidon, With that much flow your not gonna keep the sand from blowing around. Bare bottom.

[Pomme]

cool, thanx for the replys guys, barebottom it will be then , ill just have to get used to it

[acropora]

What size tank do you have and what size streams did you buy? It looks like you can go white water rafting on the tank surface.

[Pomme]

yeah its a 100 gal 40"x24"widex28"high, i had 2 6000 streams running at 90-100% , but added two 6100 streams and now they are all on 30% and its a right royal ride

but with my new 7 foot x 2.5 x 2 it should be fun , but will go bare bottom on it.

[acropora]

Originally Posted by Pomme

yeah its a 100 gal 40"x24"widex28"high, i had 2 6000 streams running at 90-100% , but added two 6100 streams and now they are all on 30% and its a right royal ride

but with my new 7 foot x 2.5 x 2 it should be fun , but will go bare bottom on it.

I have also just went barebottom on my new 450 set up, after several years with a 6" DSB on my 220. I will be adding Streams or the new Rios soon.Good luck with your new set up.

[Pomme]

has your new tank started to get coralline on it yet? do you mind it bare bottom at the moment?

[acropora]

Originally Posted by Pomme

has your new tank started to get coralline on it yet? do you mind it bare bottom at the moment?

I don't mind at this point because normally I would not put any sand in for about six months anyway.This assures that all the L.R. die off and detritus will not accumulate in the sand. It is a trade off,but I think I will be better off with a BB with a high flow circulation SPS tank. I have to admit, I did toss back and forth between a DSB abd BB. I can always add sand at a later date if I change my mind.

[Poseidon]

You can always add a thin thin layer of crushed shell... Maybe that won't get blown around as much!

[Pomme]

cool thanx anthony,
yeah i think im going to go bb now, as it seems better,

would i still get the reflection in i painted the underside of the bottom of the tank a brown/sand colour?

[acropora]

Originally Posted by Pomme

cool thanx anthony,
yeah i think im going to go bb now, as it seems better,

would i still get the reflection in i painted the underside of the bottom of the tank a brown/sand colour?

Initially a light color may help, but I have necer tried this. Some people use "starboard" ,the material used in plastic cutting boards.They place this on the bottom and it comes in colors. You can do a search on the net for cutting boards.However after time you will have coraline algae covering the bottom as well as corals that you place there.

[Pomme]

cool thanx i might give it a go