how much money you got there? youre probably gonna spend that in the first couple days, and then have to spend alot more. the best advice i can give you is to find the specific fish you want before you do anything. find out their tank requirements and all the equipment you will need and how much everything costs. then if you are still interested go get a tank. just so you know, you are going to have to be very patient in this hobby, it takes awhile to be able to get the fish you want, but its all so you dont buy them and then have to watch them die. ok, thats the warning part. now that youve heard everybody warning you, which is in your best interest, you should know that if i had it to do over i would have got a bigger tank and spent more $. as much $ and effort and time as you have to put into this, you are rewarded 10 times over with somehting really fun to watch and a huge feeling of satisfaction when you can just watch and know that everything is going great. also if it comes down to buying one thing or another and one is more expensive, theres a reason for that. the more expensive one is better. ive done it a million times, but vowed never to do it again. id buy the cheaper thing and then have to go buy the expensive anyways cause the cheap one doesnt work. also you cant read enough about this stuff. good luck and if you have any quesitons post them on this board, the people here know their stuff.