I think that the biggest issue with small tanks is water volume. Large tanks with more water can have a little more room for error.
I have a 26 gallon cube that I love. I down graded from a 250 gallon system and I'll tell you the smaller is cheaper to operate.
Find a tank suitable to what you want. And get the required equipment. Ie. skimmer lights sump
Live rock and sand. Then add water. It'll will be a month or so before you could add livestock. But research what kind of tank u want. Specimen or reef. Fowlr
This is a great site for info from much more experience reefers
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