I have done both, and BB is easier. But, I didn't enjoy the look and have gone back to sand. No algae issues.

Not to mention the contrast of a white sand bed and and eye popping colorful corals like in the images posted above/below wouldn't be possible:mrgreen: Beautiful!
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/yvr_75/2-20.jpg

Yes very nice . And wow thats alot of rock flower anemone !!!

Well I guess we can disregard alberts obsevations.

Silly Albert. Didn't you know you can have a sandbed and be algae free.

I'd say he's pretty accurate :) If you have a problem, removing the sand would help a lot!

That's an old picture. You should see all the True Ultra Rock Flower Anemones that I have now :biggrin: Those that are circulating around right now are pretty average looking.

lol...

Posting under the influence is the best.

In any case, congrats on being the 1%.

We went bare bottom for several months when we set up a 210g and HATED it. Eventually both my wife and I agreed that having a sand bed was the only way we would enjoy that setup. It was the only time we experimented with BB. Have been doing sandbeds in my tanks for the last 12 years and loving it.

Sorry Albert. Its not as simple, IME, as just No sand = No algae. Algae issues are generally from several different causes, as others like Daniel have mentioned: a lack of maintenance, overfeeding, too many fish, old light bulbs, no tangs, etc.

Yes, if one has an algae issue, removing sandbed is probably a good idea based on your experiences and observations.

But as Daniel and others have also proven, sand beds do not automatically = algae issues in one's tank.

Besides, I love my leopard wrasse collection far too much to deprive them of their sand.

Interesting. Seems then like alberts observations could prove profitable for some.

Curious then as to why this potentially valuable information is being derailed.

Not sure if you are providing a link but its not working and yes I would like to see them please, thankyou