I stopped by the LFS today, and talked to a quite knowledgable guy about marine setups. I've never had one before, so I had alot of questions. He reccomended atleast a 30 gal, to minimize the differences in temperature? Although he said a 55g would be better, as the environment wouldn't be as sensitive for a beginner. They had a kit, which came w/ a 55g tank, Emperor 400 filtration, hood, lights, salt, heater and a pump for $299. It was all name brand stuff from what I could tell. He said it would be a good starter setup, and unless I wanted to add live rock/sand, it has everything. Or I could add a protein skimmer if I wanted live rock. I'm seriously considering this. He showed me some good $3.00-6.00 fish to start, nothign too expensive, and nothing aggressive, as he said that would seriously limit my options. There was a cool fish, although he said it was poisonous, and aggressive. Groupers too, albeit aggressive. I think I'd rather start w/ some good loooking fish, rather than watch some baddies eat feeder fish.
So anyways, sound okay? First time doing marine, just want some opinions.
So anyways, sound okay? First time doing marine, just want some opinions.
