What can I put i under base rock so I won't scape the glassbottom?
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Starfire board or a piece of acrylic
Hdgutierrez
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I have heard of people using egg crate. Never done it myself but i don't see why it wouldn't work.
Rmckoy
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It would look terrible ?
If covered in sand I could see it , but why bother ?
bg2311
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Sand (carefully press down and wiggle the base rocks until they seat firmly in place and won't sink further). Unless of course you are doing a bare-bottom tank. The sand will also give a lot of extra surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow (once your tank is properly cycled).
Rmckoy
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This could be a new way of aquascaping .
curious to ask why not sit the rocks directly on the glass .
the way I have always done it .
place rocks first , sand around the rocks .
if you place the rocks on top of the sand ,
Sand dwelling livestock can burrow under and cause a collapse .
I believer I have seen someone use egg crate ( light diffuser ) before .
but could never understand why ( at that time under gravel filtration was popular
curious to ask why not sit the rocks directly on the glass .
the way I have always done it .
place rocks first , sand around the rocks .
if you place the rocks on top of the sand ,
Sand dwelling livestock can burrow under and cause a collapse .
I believer I have seen someone use egg crate ( light diffuser ) before .
but could never understand why ( at that time under gravel filtration was popular
Riotjj21
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Riotjj21
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Exactly.
Riotjj21
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Rmckoy
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It’s the same material they make diving boards for pools out of .
Hdgutierrez
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If youre going bare bottom, it probobly wouldnt look great. If you have sand, i dont think you would even notice it.
vtecintegra
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Try HDPE or cutting board. Starfire is a brand name.
Starboard (basically cutting board) for bare bottom or sand. Egg crate works with sand and I have had no issues using it. Place either in first, for egg crate, throw a thin layer of sand to fill the holes, place rock and then rest of sand. For starboard, just place rock and then sand.
Great idea!!!!!
Dabcrusher
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ThanKS my tank has a white bottom so it worked out good
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