Congrats on the decision to get a tank! Bring it home, set it up where you want it, then make sure that you like the way it looks there and that it is definitely set up where you want it because it'll be awful hard to move once there's water in there! Then add your RO water and mix in the salt a little bit at a time (until most of it has dissolved, then add some more until you reach close the the desired SG of 1.023-1.025), then let the pump mix the saltwater and age it for at least 24 hours before you add any LR. Then go get LR and set it up in the tank. Stand back and look at it. Decide that it's not exactly how you want it and rearrange it. Stand back and look at it. Rearrange it again. Repeat until the rock it set up how you think you want it.
Once you start to add corals, you will decide to rearrange it yet again...
But hey, that's part of the fun of it!
Then comes the waiting--the cycle starts.
Compile a list of fish and corals that you'd like to have in your tank and thoroughly research each critter to make sure they're compatible with each other and will do well in a new 29g tank. Doing your research before you go the the LFS and come home with something that doesn't belong in your tank just because you like the way it looked in the store, or because someone at LFS gave you incorrect info. Yes, I'm speaking from experience. And I'm paying for it dearly--I have a Twinspot goby (that should be in a larger, more mature tank) that I have to handfeed twice a day with a turkey baster and the tank pump off to make sure he gets enough food and doesn't starve.
But anyway, enjoy the entire process of setting up and establishing your tank. It's a very worthwhile and satisfying process if done correctly and not rushed. It's a great feeling to create an environment in which your fish and other critters are happy and thrive in! :happyfish
Good luck and keep us posted!
