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Originally posted by Fishbulb2
Is the starboard necessary? I have a small 40g breeder and was planning on removing my sandbed. Can i just place the rocks directly on the glass?
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You can.
I actually use the starboard for a different purpose than most. I use a 3/4" thick piece so I can drill 1/2" deep holes in it to hold my acrylci rocklifts without any flow restriction across the floor of the reef.
Most people use it to protect their glass from breaking in the even of a rockslide, but stories of that actually happening are pretty rare. Although I know this guy, who knows a guy, who knew somebody that it happened to.