[Kryptic4L]

i for one am cautious of former fresh water tanks, as some have had copper treatment's.

#2 the tank is the cheap part of everything, I would recommend if you can afford it to get things high quality and build it right the first time, as it will cost you way more money once you get into it to replace everything. I would call this the FOWLR effect, im pretty sure most people who start off as fowlr end up reefing.

your air units can come in handy for mixing new baches of salt to airate and raise ph to match tank.

I would be curious as to what these light's are, if you want to keep coral they may be insufficiant.

it would help to plan some of the item's you would like to keep ahead of time
aka the must have list. As this can help guide you build your ideal tank the first time .


I would also recommend the use of a sump, ive been reefing for a couple of years now, and I just got my first set up wth one. Wondering why i have never had one of these in my life


if you choose to go hang on back method, and are too flipping excited and want something in the tank I would get the live rock or base rock, some salt the powerhead and heat to temp. to get things cooking.