question about new tank setup

[ONJ]

Sorry to be buggin you all. I just want to make sure I start things right
before I dive into setting up my new reef tank.

I read on garf.org about setting up a plenum with egg crates?? Anyone know
if this is a good idea?

My preferred substrate of choice will be sand, so I don't think a plenum
will be suitable for that.

thoughts?

[Wayne Sallee]

A plenium is a wast of time and space.

Yes the best substrate is a fine grain calcium sand.
And the deeper the better. Just remember to put some
base rock on the glass, and put the sand around it,
and then stack the live rock on top of the base
rock. If you stack rock on the sand, you will
eventually have an avalanche.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


ONJ wrote on 6/6/2007 12:45 PM:
> Sorry to be buggin you all. I just want to make sure I start things right
> before I dive into setting up my new reef tank.
>
> I read on garf.org about setting up a plenum with egg crates?? Anyone know
> if this is a good idea?
>
> My preferred substrate of choice will be sand, so I don't think a plenum
> will be suitable for that.
>
> thoughts?
>
>

[Wayne Sallee]

A plenium is like making a two layer cake by taking
an empty cake pan and turning it upside down, and
then putting one layer cake on top of it, and then
putting icing around the whole thing. The cake is
still good, but not as good as a two layer cake.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Wayne Sallee wrote on 6/6/2007 2:08 PM:
> A plenium is a wast of time and space.
>
> Yes the best substrate is a fine grain calcium sand. And the deeper the
> better. Just remember to put some base rock on the glass, and put the
> sand around it, and then stack the live rock on top of the base rock. If
> you stack rock on the sand, you will eventually have an avalanche.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
> ONJ wrote on 6/6/2007 12:45 PM:
>> Sorry to be buggin you all. I just want to make sure I start things
>> right before I dive into setting up my new reef tank.
>>
>> I read on garf.org about setting up a plenum with egg crates?? Anyone
>> know if this is a good idea?
>>
>> My preferred substrate of choice will be sand, so I don't think a
>> plenum will be suitable for that.
>>
>> thoughts?
>>

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> A plenium is like making a two layer cake by taking an empty cake pan
> and turning it upside down, and then putting one layer cake on top of
> it, and then putting icing around the whole thing. The cake is still
> good, but not as good as a two layer cake.

I haven't heard that analogy before. :-)

[Wayne Sallee]

That's because I just then came up with that analogy :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


KurtG wrote on 6/8/2007 4:23 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> A plenium is like making a two layer cake by taking an empty cake pan
>> and turning it upside down, and then putting one layer cake on top of
>> it, and then putting icing around the whole thing. The cake is still
>> good, but not as good as a two layer cake.
>
> I haven't heard that analogy before. :-)

[Inabón Yunes]

What do you expect? ITS WAYNE'S WORLD.
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"KurtG" > wrote in message
...
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> A plenium is like making a two layer cake by taking an empty cake pan
>> and turning it upside down, and then putting one layer cake on top of
>> it, and then putting icing around the whole thing. The cake is still
>> good, but not as good as a two layer cake.
>
> I haven't heard that analogy before. :-)

[George Patterson]

KurtG wrote:

> I haven't heard that analogy before. :-)

Old Chinese saying I make up this morning. :-)

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

[Peter Pan]

"George Patterson" > wrote in message
news:%Qoai.83$or4.82@trnddc06...
> KurtG wrote:
>
>> I haven't heard that analogy before. :-)
>
> Old Chinese saying I make up this morning. :-)
That's funny