70 Gallon Bare Bottom

[reef_daddy]

Starting with dry rock and cycling with a raw store-bought shrimp

Display Volume: 70 G
Overflow Volume: 3.7 G
Sump Volume: 15 G
Total Volume: 88.7 G

Equipment:
- ReefBreeders Photon 50-V2 Pro LED Lights
- EcoTech MP-40
- EcoTech MP-10
- BRS 600W Titanium Heating Element
- BRS Temperature controler
- BRS Biopellet Reactor
- Skimz Monzter SN123 Protein skimmer
- Eshopps ADV-300 Sump
- Neptune ApexEL Controler
- Neptune DOS Dosers
- Neptune DDR Dual Reservoir

 

[JumboShrimp]

What great fun ahead!

 

[reef_daddy]

View of dry rock before adding the water.

 

[reef_daddy]

View of the sump with water added.

 

[reef_daddy]

Installed LEDs for when I'm working in the sump.

 

[Patientman]

Please DO keep us posted as you progress!

 

[reef_daddy]

Please DO keep us posted as you progress!

Will do. I'm also documenting the cycling process in another thread (link below). I wanted to see if running bio pellets from the start would help mitigate the increased nitrate at the end of the cycle.

Link: Bio Pellets During Cycle to Manage Nitrates