I think i should expand my answer... if you want to eventually get into the SPS game...which is essentially the coccaine of the reef hobby... i would skip over the 75G and look for a bigger tank. A 120 gallon has almost the same footprint it is just a bit wider. The extra width really helps with aquascaping and for an extra 6" of tank width you get 45 more gallons of water.
Your water volume is simply a buffer from change. Hard corals do not like change. They will demonstrate this by converting your cash into bleacehd desk ornaments.
I hate to say it, but there really is no one set way to be successful, other than diligent testing and understanding the chemistry of a reef tank. I have a successful 300 gallon tank and i have done triton testing on it. I do not however have a whole array of additives that i dose depending on my test results.
I do add some things based on my triton tests, like iron, but I used the test as a tool to fuether understand the chemistry of my tank. In my case, i run a lot of chaeto so my tank goes through a lot of iron.
The notion that you would send samples away and then be told exactly what to do with your tank is a little...attractive shall we say, but not a complete picture.
The best advice i can give is to google common reef elements (nitrate, calcium, alkalinity, etc) and then type randy holmes farley after it in your search bar. You will get the REAL scoop on these elements, how they work, and how important they are. People spend hours determing "which is the best pump" or "which light for my 75 gallon" while these things do nothing to address water chemistry which is unequivocally the most inportant factor in a successful tank.
I am sure that SOMEONE would say... no its the lights!!! .. but we are on the internet which is a dumpster fire of knowledge. There are still those that think we didnt land on the moon, Obama ran for president even though he wasn't born here, immunization shots cause autism, and the earth is flat.
(The earth is flat BTW.. the oceans dont spill off the flat earth because the polar caps are huge ice walls).
Hope this helps, and above all else, enjoy yourself and the community here!
Your water volume is simply a buffer from change. Hard corals do not like change. They will demonstrate this by converting your cash into bleacehd desk ornaments.
I hate to say it, but there really is no one set way to be successful, other than diligent testing and understanding the chemistry of a reef tank. I have a successful 300 gallon tank and i have done triton testing on it. I do not however have a whole array of additives that i dose depending on my test results.
I do add some things based on my triton tests, like iron, but I used the test as a tool to fuether understand the chemistry of my tank. In my case, i run a lot of chaeto so my tank goes through a lot of iron.
The notion that you would send samples away and then be told exactly what to do with your tank is a little...attractive shall we say, but not a complete picture.
The best advice i can give is to google common reef elements (nitrate, calcium, alkalinity, etc) and then type randy holmes farley after it in your search bar. You will get the REAL scoop on these elements, how they work, and how important they are. People spend hours determing "which is the best pump" or "which light for my 75 gallon" while these things do nothing to address water chemistry which is unequivocally the most inportant factor in a successful tank.
I am sure that SOMEONE would say... no its the lights!!! .. but we are on the internet which is a dumpster fire of knowledge. There are still those that think we didnt land on the moon, Obama ran for president even though he wasn't born here, immunization shots cause autism, and the earth is flat.
(The earth is flat BTW.. the oceans dont spill off the flat earth because the polar caps are huge ice walls).
Hope this helps, and above all else, enjoy yourself and the community here!
I really appreciate all the kind greetings and advice/suggestions. And I love how so many people say “With a tank that small...” LOL To me 75 gallons isn’t small. It’s larger than both my other tanks combined. But I guess constant upgrading is part and parcel of this hobby. Again, thanks so much for the warm welcome. See ya in the forums 
