Bare bottom or not?

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

I have never owned a sand bed that did not cause the water to go milky and have sand fly everywhere from a siphoning mishap. Even after x20 washes. But I prefer the finer gain types. I found my sand always looked dirty until I owned a conch.

I agree, I have a conch as well and he keeps the crushed coral bottom pretty clean. Also if I want to see a bare bottom tank I can go to Super- Store and look in their crab & lobster tanks or in my sump. BB looks far too sterile for a DT, IMO.