I have done a couple of tanks with starboard and have had excellent results when compared with just a glass bottom. You definitely want to wash it with a gentle baby soap, let it dry, and then rinse it off real good before you put it in the tank. It really brightens up almost all areas of the tank especially when using T5 lighting. It also covers in coralline very fast and gives a beautiful base color to the tank.

One thing I am trying with a new tank is to silicone it and seal it to the bottom of the tank. On one tank with starboard I had alot of nasty buildup I couldn't siphon out so I am going to try this to see if it does any better

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