The Sink or Swim Method!

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Originally Posted by Dez

(and I'll have to admit - I don't think I ever did a water change on my nano cause I didn't even own a hydrometer - shame on me) but I didn't kill anything. Just topped up evaporation every couple of days. This is just another opinion worth considering. Hope this helps.

Dez, sorry, but I gotta say this is probably not a good opinion worth considering, seeing as this is the first plunge into reef keeping. While it may work for you ok, without killing anything, more of a structured approach might be better for beginners, no?
Barrie, please do water changes WITH the use of a hydrometer. Supplements are not needed yet, if eve,r with that setup, water changes should handle it. If you do frequent enough changes, a skimmer is not neccesary, especially since most that you would get as hangon would not really do all that much anyway.
Overall, looks like a good start, good luck and welcome to the board!