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Step 1: Get the tank moved from garage into the house - CHECK!

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Step 2: Tomorrow pick up 1x3 furring strips, 44gal Brute and black spray paint for the strips.
Going to use the furring strips to beef up the stand a bit, just for peace of mind.

Now I'm throwing around the idea of flipping the tank and painting the bottom, since I'm going bare bottom this time.
Any thoughts, tips or suggestions on this? @vetteguy53081
Anyone else here running bare bottom tank?
hi,i run all bare bottom..gotta say i like white a lot better than the black,i ran for years.. ;) :cool:
 

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Reading through some of the bare bottom threads people say you can use travertine tile. I have some porcelain tile from a fireplace my dad put in recently. Will that tile work for the bottom of my tank?
 

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Getting excited!
I'm about 2 weeks from set up!!
I have my sump siliconed together.
Just need to get the 120 carried in from the garage and start messing around with a couple plumbing bits before initial set up.
I've been sitting here trying to do puzzles in my head of how I'd make 40 gallons of RODI, heat and mix salt then get that in the aquarium in a decent amount of time while the fish corals are in buckets waiting for the tank to be filled.
So my answer is; I need to go grab another 44 Brute can make an extra mix container temporarily, the one I already have full, plus the 40 gallons in the current tank will only get me to 80 of the 120 needed.
I just spoke for 25# of live rock with a bunch of coral on it, to get the tank seeded properly.
I just ordered a bottle of Fritzyme as well to help with bacteria availability.
I was kind of worried about messing up the cycle having 75% new Saltwater with 25% old Saltwater but with the Fritz and 3 year old live rock I feel pretty safe about throwing fish and corals in right away.
I also ordered a nifty pump that sucks from the bottom and can empty a bucket or whatever it's in down to 2mm from the bottom!


This will be used for water transfer from here on out during water changes; dirty water out the window and then SW Brute can to tank.

I'm going bare bottom, high flow.
My goal is to get the bottom encrusted with Leptoseris, Cyphastrea and GSP.
I've attached a photo of the rock with coral that I'm getting.
For rock there's a tower, arch and cave totalling 25# or so.
Corals included are GSP, Xenia, Cespitularia and small amount of pink zoas.

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Mp1200 will work too. May not be as fast but fast enough. 5 g in about 2 min chewy has them for about 15.00
 

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Reading through some of the bare bottom threads people say you can use travertine tile. I have some porcelain tile from a fireplace my dad put in recently. Will that tile work for the bottom of my tank?
not sure on the tile..enamaled? @Eagle_Steve ?
 

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How are you getting on with it, what % peroxide and how many catalysts in how many gallons?
I'm using 6% peroxide with both catalysts.
I like it so far, seems to have a positive effect on the reef so far.
I'm not dosing anything but I always have polyp extension, on all corals. Nems are big and happy too.
Right now it's in my 40b but next week I'll be filling my 120 and it will go in there.
 

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I'm using 6% peroxide with both catalysts.
I like it so far, seems to have a positive effect on the reef so far.
I'm not dosing anything but I always have polyp extension, on all corals. Nems are big and happy too.
Right now it's in my 40b but next week I'll be filling my 120 and it will go in there.
OK, you might want to.up the % of peroxide when your Oxydator goes in your bigger tank. Well stocked I would suggest 12% and 2 catalysts.
 

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OK, you might want to.up the % of peroxide when your Oxydator goes in your bigger tank. Well stocked I would suggest 12% and 2 catalysts.
Thanks for the advice.
When my 6% is used up, I'll replace it with 12%
 

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;Facepalm..
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personal bed warmer at his best... :)
 

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