you could do a goby shrimp pair if you have sand as a substrate that's what i did in my first tank. but in general for setup you will need
Salt mix
Refractomiter
appropriate substrate for whatever you will put in
one pound to a pound and a half of live rock per gallon
or 1/2 kilo to 3L of...
more water = more stable with reef tanks. personally i never ran a sump and i had lots of ups and downs in my reef tank once i added a sump it settled out nicely and i haven't had a hiccup since initial cycle of the sump.
Hello all here is a synopsis of me:
my name is Morgan Saul and i live in eastern Washington by spokane
I am currently three years into the hobby as a serious fish keeper, my first aquatic pet i owned was a fire belly toad, then a red eared slider. three years ago i started with a freshwater...