Newbie here....

Hello everyone! I am so excited. This weekend I am purchasing a 150 gallon tank with cherry oak stand and canopy fit for a metal halide light 250 watt. Also he is including a 55 gallon tank so I can make a sump.....LOL...hope I can do that! Plus an overflow box for the top that has 2 hoses coming out of it. 200 pounds of rock, that is dead, and salt. All for 800 bucks. Is this a great deal? I am so excited. I am also going to purchase live rock and live sand. What else does it sound like I will need to get started? Oh yeah also an EVO protein skimmer if I am calling it the right name? I have no clue how to set up a 55 gallon for a sump and what is a refugium?
Thank you all,
MrsStraty

P.S. he is also including the metal halide 250 watt light too that he said costs over 1500 bucks...again all of this for 800 bucks!

 

welcome to the reef you will learn a lot from here

 

Welcome to the reef! Sounds like you got a deal, and even better, you're excited! If it's your first time around, there are a lot of really good articles on here to get you started in the right direction. Read until your eyes bleed...

 

Welcome to 3reef.

 

welcome +1 on the read read and read some more then when you think you got it down read it again lots of mistakes to be made that can be avoided chances are somebody has already made them take it slow and enjoy the hobby

 

Thats what Ive been doing for 2 months now.....reading and reading some more! This is my first time having a salt water. I want a reef tank but know I wont be adding corals for sometime now.

mrsStraty

 

WELCOME friend

 

Mrs Straty, welcome to 3 reef and it sounds like your off to a good start

Steve