Thinking of setting up my first salt tank

[Ephraim]

Yeah I still need to alot of reading on this. I realize it's going to be a long project, I'm not going to have a super fantastic looking tank overnight. But it's nice getting some practicle, first hand advice from all of you, thanks.

Any brand reccomendations for a recirculating skimmer?

Next question, will all my old lava rock work as a base for the live rock? Is there any problems with this stuff in salt aquaria?