new 20g and can't decide

[rickjames]

Originally Posted by martym

I can't decide if I want to go BB or not. Need advice please.

Thank you

Hop on the BB bandwagon my friend! I think that BB bottom tanks look better then sand beds, maybe not at first but after the sandbed fills with garbage definitely. Also, I wouldn't bother putting starboard plastic on the tank bottom, maybe it would make aquascaping easier (less slipery) and protect the bottom from that 20LB piece of live rock you have teetering at the top of your rock pile, but I think it looks cheesy

Originally Posted by martym

Without a sand bed, do you still get the shimmering effect from the MH lights? THe foam under my tank is grey and will absorb the light, has anyone tried putting aluminum foil between the foam under the tank and the tank to reflect the light back up?, or would that be too intense? Thanks for all the input

Yeah you still get the shimmer, the foam under my tank is black and there is a shimmer.

*edited the quotes for easier reading!