Maui2014
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi, Im new to the forum and this is my first post so thanks for taking the time to read this. I am not new to the hobby but I am very new to the salt water aspect. I got married last year and my wife and I visited Maui. we did some snorkeling there and I was stricken by how beautiful the fish and there environment was. this led me to begin looking into keeping a reef tank. I would like to build an acrylic tank any where from 50-100 Gal. and eventually keep some hardy corals and fish. I am planning on doing a 20Gal sump with a large portion of it housing a refugeium and a good protean skimmer. since Im new to all this I was looking for someone who is willing to help guide me. so my questions are; would a 50-100Gal be good for starting? if so is there a particular size thats best? is a 20Gal. sump sufficient filtration? and what kinds of fishes and corals would work in a tank of that size? thank you in advance for any advice and taking the time to help me.