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Suggest you first get a nice cup of tea and sit down and watch BRSTV 5min guide: ( ) Ok now you have spent 2 hours improving your understanding there are some basics you will need. 1. A Tank. Bigger is better. Suggest you check out the tanks here on the forum. There are some amazing deals here. Figure out if you want an all in one tank (internal overflow sump - ios) or run an external sump (basically another tank below) IMHO go with a sump. But that does open up the costs a little. IOS are also awesome but you have limited space. 2. Lighting. Corals need good light. Not just reasonably strong, but also the correct spectrum. Cheap lights that you use in fresh water simply won't cut it if you are serious. Check out AI prime as a basic entry into reef lighting it is an awesome light. Again loads of brands. 3. Flow. You will need some flow in your tank. So check out the jebao range for a fairly reliable but cheap range. A RW4 is the smaller wave maker ideal for a 2 ft tank or smaller (will cost you max 40bucks second hand). They go up in size RW8, 15, 20. Pick one that is appropriately sized. A good alternative is the SLW20, Nero 5, or Rosemont mover. There are loads of brands out there each doing the same thing.. they push water. 4. Mechanical filtration. If you go with an IOS tank then this will be filter floss and a mini skimmer. Skimmers are awesome as they create bubbles that lift the organics out of the tank. You need to do that before the orgsnics decay and produces loads of bad chemicals. For an external sump you will most likely have filter socks and a larger skimmer (dont oversize a skimmer.. just dont be tempted). 5. Chemical Filtration. Basically you will need a bag of Carbon and a phosphate remover. You can either throw these into a filter bag and place them into high moving areas of the sump. Reactors basically control the flow over these chemical removers. 6. Biological Filtration. You need to create the right environment to do that keep your nitrates low. One way is to have an ATS algea turf scrubber. Really difficult for a ios tank. But not impossible. Chinese black box ATS cost 40bucks. Refugiums also work excellently . Get some bio blocks to make sure your bacteria have a place to live. 7. Test kits. Get some test kits. You need to know where your tank is to drive it forward. Also get a refractometer to test salinity. 8. Salt water. Rodi 0tds water is key, simply add salt. But you can get NSW (natural sea water) from some local lfs. You will also need a way to add top off RODI water to the tank. The easiest way is an upside down bottle with two tubes hanging from it. But you can buy ato systems/pumps. 9. Temperature controller. Get something like an ink bird temperature controller. There are loads of other items, food supplements, doses, other toys. But go with 1-9 then add rocks, sand, simple corals and fish. Just an idea. Save some cash and see if any reefer is getting out the hobby. You can pick up a great bargain then. Good luck. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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