Your Very First Tank

[kien]

Originally Posted by Scuba Diver Gal

Well maybe my son is doing ok, his tank looks pretty good (maybe not to a discerning "expert" eye, like some on this forum). But no algae, nothing has died (knock on wood), and his levels are pretty good…

He's smart enough to know that we wouldn't "sponsor" his upgrade if it were any other way

Will be ordering his new tank today or tomorrow

Ya, it has definitely gotten A LOT easier to set up a decent tank these days. You can pretty much buy an all-in-one off the shelf tank, plug it in, dump in some water, salt, corals, fish and you're done, with decent results to boot. Such conveniences didn't exist when I set up my first tank many many many many many moons ago :-)