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Stolireef · 06/23/2017, 11:53 AM

First, I would not go cheap on an ATO. Experienced reef keepers will tell you that when an ATO fails, very bad things happen. IMO Tunze is the best and has the best failsafes. The Tunze Nano would be perfect for your system. The extra 40 dollars will be well spent.

As far as sand and rock are concerned, you really can't go wrong with dry rock and dry sand (don't bother with the live sand, not worth it). If you want to jump start your cycle, get some ammonia and some cycle in a bottle (Dr. Tims, Bio-Spira) etc. But, you really don't need to do anything but add water, dry rock, dry sand and a grocery store shrimp.

06/23/2017, 11:53 AM	#15
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	First, I would not go cheap on an ATO. Experienced reef keepers will tell you that when an ATO fails, very bad things happen. IMO Tunze is the best and has the best failsafes. The Tunze Nano would be perfect for your system. The extra 40 dollars will be well spent. As far as sand and rock are concerned, you really can't go wrong with dry rock and dry sand (don't bother with the live sand, not worth it). If you want to jump start your cycle, get some ammonia and some cycle in a bottle (Dr. Tims, Bio-Spira) etc. But, you really don't need to do anything but add water, dry rock, dry sand and a grocery store shrimp. __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.