another canreef member in agreement on the other hand i found with a little work and not a ton of cash (were still talking over a grand)keeping a nano is fairly easy my bigget problem was diatoms on the sandbed,the only thing i do slightly different than other i know is i add nothing other than calcium and a 5g water change once per month thats its and eveything doing great.

heh i read and planned for 4 years before i dove in and got my 55 gal. If anyone local is in need or reading stuff let me know. I have just about everything published on the net printed. Stacks of papers and books. I didnt want to jump in and drown.

Even tho i did all thew reading i was still cought off gaurd by a few things. even tho my tank has been running for months i still dont have fish in it.

sometimes it pays to be slow and methodical :robot:

I have been plannign for about a year and a half. one year after my first saltwater tank. I am going to stay in the hobby but use different methods. I will probally allow the tank to "age" with the LR, LS and the refugium for around 3 months then i will add my clowns. After another 3 month "aging" period i think i will add a hammer. From there another 6 months and i will start buying corals. I am also brining in an extra quarintine tank for just incase.