Help with a Biocube 8 Gallon Set Up

[Leach29]

Thank you all for your great input, I definatly needed some direction from people that knew there stuff!

I just got the 8 gallon, there is no water in it yet. I have base rock that has been out of water for a while, so I will be adding some live rock to seed the base rock. As far as substrate you said use a mixture ? any brand or type that is better than others?

This is not my first Saltwater Tank, I run a 92 gallon with 40 gallon sump full reef setup. I have had this setup for about 6 months now, and had a 55 setup for over a year before that. Not a total NOOB but always learning and wanting to learn more!