Hey! My name is Caitlin, I live in the Gardendale area near Birmingham. I have been reading about reef tanks for about a week now! I have visited Eds Pet World and just kind of looked around at some of the things they have. I am so interested in starting a reef tank but don't really know where to start!! I have been looking at tanks online, and lights, filters, protein skimmers, fish, coral, inverts.... There is so much to do, and everything new is so expensive! I know owning a reef tank is going to be expensive, but wow. I have been told to start at 55 gallons or up, because it is easier. Also I have seen posts on full tanks for sale with everything already ready to go, is that a good idea or bad. It definetly looks to be better on the price. And I am still not sure to use a tank with a sump, or not. Would it be better to buy everything brand new and wait for weeks? Or buy someones older setup and keep it up. Any feedback would be helpful!