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I use a jebao rw15 on my 120g and I love it - I think around $80 on amazon Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks I will get them in the next couple of weeks Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I know this is kind of the boring stage of a build thread and I'm not sure anyone's going to be reading this so thought I'd entertain myself (and you if you're lookin') with some pics of my FW tanks. My baby, my favorite little 10 gallon Sorry for crappy iPhone cam but too lazy to do...

Just rock, water, powerhead and heater, bare bottom except 2 little piles of tiny pieces of rock (I forgot to rinse rock before I added water oops) I added ammonia 2 days ago, yesterday test kit and heater came and nh3 was 0.5 so I added more ammonia and today it's 1.0 so I added more again...

So far I have: -Ugly but useful 55 gal using to cycle dry rock - BRS 4 stage value plus RO/DI -Red Sea coral pro salt - jebao rw15 powerhead - API test kit for NH3/NO2/NO3, I will buy better kits for other stuff once I add live things -Aqua via 200 watt titanium heater set at 79F -Refractometer...

I will try to get a better pic this afternoon. This is my new jebao rw15 powerhead, the tank is bare bottom since there will be a transfer soon to the big tank. This means I can go crazy blasting the pump and not worry about stirring up sand. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Extra 55 gal I had laying around. This will become the sump soon. For now I'm fishless cycling 55 pounds of dry rock with ammonia. I don't have a light yet so waiting on live rock for now. This will be the stand for the 90 gal. Haven't ordered the tank yet because this room is being renovated...

Not sure why pics didn't work in the first post Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Ok here goes my first SW tank, decided to start a new build thread. Decided about 6 months ago to use this empty 55 gal for a reef tank instead of another FW. Realized I had no idea what to do and started researching. Changed my mind a million times about what/how to get started. Finally...

Safety first Bought 54 1/2 pounds dry rock today. Will add another 20# or so of live rock from LFS once I transfer to 90 gal. Ordered Jebao RW-15 powerhead which should be here in a couple of days Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

My husband loaned me a stand to put the 55 gal rock cycling tank on Check out the sweet mirrored background on this tank. This tank will become the sump once I order the 90 gal and my husband cuts a whole for plumbing into the basement. This is the stand for the 90 gal. It's made from...

Next I bought this Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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So after much deliberation I decided to skip the nano, cycle some dry rock in my spare 55 gal and move forward on getting ready for the 90 gallon. First purchase was this. Plumbed into the water in laundry so waste line fills washing machine. Still need a big container on wheels for storing...