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Converting to bare bottom...problem with a long tentacle anemone?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Tony L., Oct 3, 2010.

  1. Tony L.

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    So I've recently been thinking about changing from a deep sand bed to a bare bottom tank. The only concern I have is my long tentacle. It's about 6-7" when open and has two clowns hosting in it. He has always buried his foot and attached deep in the sand bed as a form of protection. I've read that this is what they do in nature and prefer to do. Some of what I've read even goes so far as to suggest that they will not do well with out a place to burry itself and feel protected. I'm guess I'm looking for some insight and feedback. If I went to a bare bottom tank would it be best to find him a new home or would he do okay in a nice deep hole in the rock work for him to hide in?
     
  2. phishcrazee Experienced Reefkeeper

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    I have one and he does prefer the sand. He was in a rock crevice for awhile, but after he found his spot on the sandbed, he has never been back in the rocks.........could you just have less of a sandbed, say a couple inches instead of no sand at all?
     
  3. Tony L.

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    The reason I'm considering going to bare bottom is to increase the flow in my tank. I've only got a 55gal and I imagine that if I put a couple pumps w/2000+ gph that no matter how I position them I'll get sand blown everywhere.
     
  4. Bela

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    I think you would be surprised. On my 150 I had almost 6k GPH with a sugar fine sand bed and didn't have any issues. Not saying don't go BB, but I would toss the powerheads in and give it a shot. If you start to see sand blowing around, then take them out and think about removing the sand.
    I have a theory about people that have issues with powerheads. It may be wrong, but I will give it anyway, so here goes...
    IMO 2k gph from a SINGLE powerhead is no the same as 2k GPH from multiple powerheads (ie four 500 gph powerheads) simply because in the first scenario you are getting a single concentrated blast of water flow versus dividing it by four much calmer blasts in scenario two. I think many people try to minimize their number of powerheads (understandable, who really wants to look at those instead of awesome corals and fish) but end up getting 1-2 really beefy powerheads for their tank rather than tuning them back a bit and maybe adding an extra one.
    Just my opinion, but my methods have worked very well for me!
     
  5. Bela

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    Another thing to consider is your rockwork. Very little rockwork will allow for much more sand movement than more rockwork would.
     
  6. Tony L.

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    Thanks for the feedback. I'm considering adding a couple powerheads instead of ditching my two current ones for much larger ones. Like almost everything in this hobby there's no real right or wrong, just a matter of what works best for you.
     

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