I found a couple on the local reef group who were tearing their tank down and bought all my LS &
LR from them. Here is what my tank looked like as I was filling it:

You can't tell from the photo but there are 50 lbs of
LR in there. I wish I had known about the garbage bag trick! My brother who is also a reef keeper said "Carmie, you made a mistake. You were supposed to fill it with saltwater, not MILK!"