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awesome, thanks for all the advice and help... as I start to get more questions i will post them on here and as I acquire the stuff I will also post pics on here to show you my progress haha, thanks again!!!

Okay, for now, I think that I'm going to try and buy a tank and hood/lighting in the next week or so... then get the powerhead and the filter and the heater and the thermometer the next week, then get the live rock and sand... also, should I use filtered water and then add the sand, or should I...

my e-mail is: roxy_fox_00@yahoo.com what do you suggest a good filter is? right now I have a tetra whisper on a 10 gal brackish... do you think I could convert that into a saltwater tank? How do powerheads work what do i plug them into? ugh this is making me so excited and i need to pace...

Do you have to get a certain kind of hood and light bulbs? So you suggest a good HOB filter or a protein skimmer? I have heard different things... do they work jointly or are they two totally separate things, i'm not really sure what a protein skimmer even does really...

... what's a cleanup crew? what salinity do clownfish usually prefer do you know? if i wanted to get an anemone when would i put that in and does it just anchor itself on the rock or how does that even work? (i feel so stupid!!!)

How will I know if it's done cycling and all that good stuff... so basically to start with, I should get a tank, heater, thermometer, live sand, live rock, powerhead, and a filter... (what kind of filter does it matter?) also testing kits... then I just put it all together and then wait... but...

The reason I want a smaller tank is because it would just be more practical for me... I'm a college student and although I live in a house with housemates, I don't have anywhere to put a huge tank, also because it would be better for me financially to get and maintain a smaller tank... why are...

How do you suggest I should cycle the tank and how long does it take?

Well, Im thinking about a black and white percula and a regular percula... would they get along together? I read that they don't NEED anemones, but if I wanted them to have one would I have to get certain ones and one for each fish or could they share? What about other equipment, i've read about...

Soo, I have been absolutely dying to start a saltwater tank for a long time now and I have no idea where to begin. I don't want a huge tank for financial and spacial reasons, but I think that a small 10gal would be a great start for me... I am in love with clownfish and I was wondering what...