rez101
New Member
ok I now have a 55 gal tank I have some instant ocean I have 2 power heads and I am working on the sand if I can figure out which to get now when it comes to a filter any recommdations I prefer to buy good stuff so I know it will last the only thing that I would like to have in my setup is tropical fish I have seen people on here that have live rock corel and reef is all of that nessacary to just start off with fish I mean can I get the hang of how to run the tank and keep the water in check and later if I deceide to add some live rock or is it somthing that I need to considering doing before I even think about fish also what kinda lighting would you recommend and how about a protein skimmer would I need one of those also thank you all for the help you really know how to help a gal out