opinions on subtrate in your nano
hey im starting up a new nano tank, what do you guys thing the best substrate for a nano sized tank would be in your opinion.
I have always found sugar sand to be too fine and make a mess on change day. lets see what everyone thinks |
Lots of debate anything other than nano id use sand but nano id say bare bottom
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What do you consider a nano? I've used Caribsea Reef Select in all sorts of tank sizes from 5 gallons and up. I don't think the size of the tank matters so much as the amount of flow and the livestock going into the tank.
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I'm barebottom on my 20 gal. If I had sand in it I'd have huge dunes and barespots from the wp25. The 3 Koralia 425's I had previously didn't affect the sand too much but they also didn't move the detritus into the water column. In a small area it's tough to get the perfect amount of flow so barebottom is just what I find easiest.
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does anyone have any experience with crushed coral for subrate in a nano?
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very good point on the gobies, I will probably have one in there too! so top ideas will to be no substrate or to do a thicker
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Depending on the goby you will need ti have some kind of sand for them to sift thru... if its that kind of goby
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Check out both Caribsea Select and Special. Special is a bit more coarse than Select. Either would be fine in a nano. I like to use Special in tanks with high flows - like SPS tanks.
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What size nano? I hate bare bottom as much as the next guy but in smaller tanks if you plan on keeping them more then a year this is the way to go. In 2 my gallon I originally had a thin layer of aragonite but it just trapped more and more and more detritus. I took it out and almost 4 years later the tank is still running great.
If you're talking a 15-20 gallon then medium sized aragonite is fine. Just think about if you're going to be able to vacuum it or not. It will probably be okay for a while but after a year or 2 it will be pretty gross if left untouched. |
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