Need help buying equipment!

[Zoeplankton]

Im new to the saltwater tank hobby, and I just got the 40 gallon nuvo fusion innovation marine tank.

https://www.marinedepot.com/Innovat...-Innovative_Marine-0I10444-FIAQNCNTOF-vi.html

It comes with a pump and some filter socks.

I plan on getting:
1. 75 W Eheim Jager Aquarium Thermostat Heater
2. Tunze USA 3155.000 Automatic Top off Osmolator for Aquariums
3. Tunze USA 9004.000 Doc Skimmer for Aquariums, 15 to 65-Gallon
4. Reliance Products Aqua-Pak 2.5 Gallon Rigid Water Container (to hold my fw for ATO)

I am confused what I should get for filter media for this tank. some have recommended getting the custom caddies that go with the tank and using the filter media in those. If I have the heater, ATO, and skimmer, I'm really not sure where these baskets are going to go. Also, I'm not sure how much water flow I should have. I would like to have a reef tank with soft corals and anything fast growing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[mcgyvr]

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[ryeguyy84]

You may want to go larger on the heater depending on where you live.

Edit: looks like you're in Alabama, scratch that 75w should be fine. Not to familiar with the tank is it a 3 chamber? So the skimmer would go in chamber 2 maybe with the heater? You could run gfo or carbon in the media compartments if you need it

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[rocsec1]

You should consider two smaller heaters so when one of the fails it doesn’s Cook your tank.
The ato,is,great, but that water container seems small to me. I use a 10gallon tank for top of, (120 gallon dt, 40 frag, and 40sump all tied together. I have to fill it 1.5 times a week. Not saying you use rate will be the same, but it probably will be higher then you expect.you will probably need a power head or two depending on what,coral,you choose.