I have to disagree. This is a very viable system for a beginner, as long as water changes are carried out weekly with Reverse Osmosis Water (can be bought at grocery stores...very cheap for a small setup). The only thing you will need to do is replace the standard bulb with a 50/50 or actinic bulb.
The only thing that is undesirable with this tank is that it has a bio-wheel filter. Some feel that they are bad for SW setups as they are nitrate producing machines and SW fish are much less immune to nitrate. You may be best off removing the bio-wheel and just picking up some live rock. That will be enough filtration for this tank. You would need about 6 lbs of live rock. For substrate, use a thin (1"-2") layer of aragonite. Good Luck. |