hi im moveing house very soon and id love to set up a marine tank is it possible to start with a 3ft tank if so can you please tell me exactley what il need with the minimum of fuss as it will be my first marine tank and wat fish are more hardy and easy to look after till i know what im doing dont want any wee fish suffering i dont have a clue about marine fish but am very willing to learn at present ive got oscars and love them i got all the advice i needed to on this forum about them so please help me wth the marine side of things thanks in advance julie

Firstly decide exactly what your setup is gonna be every little deatil jot it doen and stick to that list.

there are alot of corals,anenamies,fish,live rocks ect availble on the market 2day and at the price of marine things these days u need to budget and stick 2 it.

tank,sump,NO2 difuser,three lights with blue,white,red tubes.

red promotes coral growth,bluee just looks nice and the white has got sumthing to do with plants.

i cant rember much as its been a few years since i last had a marine tank and as i stayed by the coast we would just go and dive on the reefs for pretty little tank stuff.

im sure u can google it for info as im not really much help.
duh

^Not true. You were a lot of help. To me at least, now I don't have to say much

Be prepared to pay prices, marine is expensive. I was lucky enough to get my marine tank for free, a friend of mine was giving it away Some good starter fish include damsels, clowns, blennys and for those who have big tanks, batfish.

and its ok to start with a 3ft in length and its around 18 inches deep how many fish could you put in there and wat other live things can go in there im scared of over stocking id like nice bright colurful things things if possible still dont have a clue im a bit slow on the take of but il get there evetully julie ps do you buy the salt in the fs and how much will i need to put in my tank sorry for all this guys

By some instant ocean salt from your lfs...it'll tell you how much to put in.

do youself a favour look on ebay for begginers giudes to setting up a marine tank books there should be lots out there.

marine tanks take alot of money,time,dedication $ patience to setup,so in my opinion if u do sumthing do it right the first time.

get sum books to help u through the way it will save u alot of stress and money in the long run.

good luck and keep us posted