June meeting tank pictures...
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nomah1918
Biologist Aquarist Teach
You may have had this discussion here before...but...
Does anyone here do a reef sand fill this way...?
-Build reef directly on bottom of tank, making sure all rocks are secure and locked in place by gravity or wire tie...
-place sand bed in and around base rocks of above reef...
-fill with pre-mixed salt water...
Over the years, this is the order I have experienced with all small and large setups...the main reason for this order is to prevent the reef from being undermined by diggers, sifters, etc...
...if the base rocks are sitting on the sand the sand can be moved by critters, currents, etc....and you could have a rock slide on your hands...which could break or kill established coral colonies...or worse, break your glass tank...or scratch your acrylic display windows...
...anyone else use the above order of startup?
also...one way to prevent the sand from being blown around during water fill is to fill the tank by sending the water down the rocks with sometimes more than one hose to reduce the water pressure...also I have placed a shallow plastic pan on the bottom and placed end of hose in that and this takes the initial blast of water from hose and disperses it more evenly....
Does anyone here do a reef sand fill this way...?
-Build reef directly on bottom of tank, making sure all rocks are secure and locked in place by gravity or wire tie...
-place sand bed in and around base rocks of above reef...
-fill with pre-mixed salt water...
Over the years, this is the order I have experienced with all small and large setups...the main reason for this order is to prevent the reef from being undermined by diggers, sifters, etc...
...if the base rocks are sitting on the sand the sand can be moved by critters, currents, etc....and you could have a rock slide on your hands...which could break or kill established coral colonies...or worse, break your glass tank...or scratch your acrylic display windows...
...anyone else use the above order of startup?
also...one way to prevent the sand from being blown around during water fill is to fill the tank by sending the water down the rocks with sometimes more than one hose to reduce the water pressure...also I have placed a shallow plastic pan on the bottom and placed end of hose in that and this takes the initial blast of water from hose and disperses it more evenly....
