Hello all, Let me start by saying I have never ran a saltwater tank before so please excuse any ignorance here. With that said I am researching my tank as best I can I have a 40g tall tank to work with and lights that were given to me. I was considering using the marinelife H.O.T pro system to cover all my filteration needs. After a trip to my LFS I was steered to a H.O.T trickle filter with protien skimmer because of the small surface area and told "With this you really wont need any mech. filtration just clean the tank" which struck me as odd. So now I really don't know which way to go and was looking for some opinions as to what would be the best setup for a newbie like type/model/man. of filters or anything else that I might need. Would like to keep the cost down as much as I can without skimping or going the DIY method. I don't want to do a reef just a like 5-8 fish. Any input would be helpful and Thank You in advance