New to Nano

[Phish]

Hi all,
I am new to the reef aquarium & nano world of marine life, but hopefully not for long! I have a 29-Gallon tank with a Yellow Tang, 2 Clown Fish, Strawberry pseudochromis, skunk cleaner shrimp, and some turbos & hermit crabs that is at my fiancé’s place.
I am looking for something small to keep at my place and I have always wanted to try out a reef tank. BUT I have a couple of questions…


1. I know someone that is selling a Marineland Eclipse 12 (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...+113565) combo brand new at a really good price. What all would I have to change in order to make this tank “reef-ready” (probably the lighting)? or should I just go with something like the Nano-Cube…

2. There might be a few days where I cannot attend to the tank, is this okay or is there maintenance required everyday (remember I have a fish only set-up as of now).

3. How do you guys pick out the live rock and stuff to make it look so good????


Thanks in advance for your responses!

[Phish]

Well that particular tank is gone now .... I could not get a reply on any forums I posted, but I did some searching and I am not sure if it would have been a good idea anyway...

It looks like I will not be getting introduced to the reef/nano world after all....

[impur]

Why don't you pick up a new 10gal tank for 9 bucks at walwart? The marineland and nano cubes are just so overpriced i can't bring myself to buy one when you can have a great 10gal for a fraction of the cost.