Lindsay1718
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey everyone,
It has been a long process but my tank is almost ready to cycle. I had initially thought I'd just buy pre made saltwater but, after thinking I would pay the same amount for water 1 time filling tank and quarantine then buying a ro/di system I went ahead and ordered one. So just waiting on that should be here in 2 days. In what order do I put the water, sand, rock? And how does sump get filled just let it fill itself. Here's some pics so far.
![image-699701847.jpg image-699701847.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99457-d62d9b6983c409cd543fedfaf6471aad.jpg)
![image-372334284.jpg image-372334284.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99458-7a42c053cbdf9602b6b0e9aa7e8e93eb.jpg)
![image-4072550520.jpg image-4072550520.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99459-bc96f604147f4af84f2fcae115fbb3fb.jpg)
![image-4110044484.jpg image-4110044484.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99460-3b73923f1dcb28dc6210b8a55e26960c.jpg)
It has been a long process but my tank is almost ready to cycle. I had initially thought I'd just buy pre made saltwater but, after thinking I would pay the same amount for water 1 time filling tank and quarantine then buying a ro/di system I went ahead and ordered one. So just waiting on that should be here in 2 days. In what order do I put the water, sand, rock? And how does sump get filled just let it fill itself. Here's some pics so far.
![image-699701847.jpg image-699701847.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99457-d62d9b6983c409cd543fedfaf6471aad.jpg)
![image-372334284.jpg image-372334284.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99458-7a42c053cbdf9602b6b0e9aa7e8e93eb.jpg)
![image-4072550520.jpg image-4072550520.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99459-bc96f604147f4af84f2fcae115fbb3fb.jpg)
![image-4110044484.jpg image-4110044484.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/99/99460-3b73923f1dcb28dc6210b8a55e26960c.jpg)