Ok, so this is my first post. WOOHOO. I am in the process of reading Travis' post: Want to Start a Marine Aquarium?: A Step by Step Guide. Lots of crazy info in there.
I have 0 experience with this. My friend took me into our LFS and I was absolutely blown away. That was about a week ago and since then, all I have been doing is reading on the internet about this stuff. I am dumbfounded by the amount of knowledge that some of the members have to share.
So, to my question. I am looking to do a reef tank with some inverts, sps, and fish. I was told that bigger is better. I was thinking of doing a 45 long, which is roughly 48"x12"x19" (LxWxH). I have no idea what I can do and am trying to figure out how to not break the bank in the process. I found this lighting fixture on ebay. Can you guys/gals check it out to see if it is worth having? I have no plans to start building a tank just yet because I do not have the knowledge or skillset to do so yet but if this is a good deal then I want to go ahead and get it while it's still available. Any help would be much appreciated.
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-Light-...2QQihZ014QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks for the help!!
-Az
P.S. if I am violating any rules by posting this link, I apologize in advance. I skimmed over the agreement and it looked ok. If it is not, just delete the thread.
I have 0 experience with this. My friend took me into our LFS and I was absolutely blown away. That was about a week ago and since then, all I have been doing is reading on the internet about this stuff. I am dumbfounded by the amount of knowledge that some of the members have to share.
So, to my question. I am looking to do a reef tank with some inverts, sps, and fish. I was told that bigger is better. I was thinking of doing a 45 long, which is roughly 48"x12"x19" (LxWxH). I have no idea what I can do and am trying to figure out how to not break the bank in the process. I found this lighting fixture on ebay. Can you guys/gals check it out to see if it is worth having? I have no plans to start building a tank just yet because I do not have the knowledge or skillset to do so yet but if this is a good deal then I want to go ahead and get it while it's still available. Any help would be much appreciated.
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-Light-...2QQihZ014QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks for the help!!
-Az
P.S. if I am violating any rules by posting this link, I apologize in advance. I skimmed over the agreement and it looked ok. If it is not, just delete the thread.