Sand bottom vs bare bottom

[jdpeters]

Right. I will never go back to sand I can’t stand it

 

[toohipnoob]

I thought it about it on my small 5g fresh water tank, the I keep a lot of plants to help keep water clean. If you have a marine tanks with invertebrates don't they need sand, like narcarrius (sic) snails? And any algae growth on the sides will now be growing on the bare bottom, and try keeping that clean! I think there are some good points mentioned previously about the upside of a sand bottom (ph), and one consideration is appearance. Most tanks don't make an attractive bare bottom, but the sand gives a nice background/bottom appearance. To each his own!

 

[bigdeeezyyyy]

just wondered if anyone has a tank that has both sand and bare bottom...

 

[eggplantparrot]

people keep saying they don't want the algae that grows on the sides to grow on the bottom, but I don't really see a problem as the coralline growth inhibits other algae growth