"NightHawk" wrote in message
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Hi, i am setting up a new marine tank; here's what i got so far :

55 gal tank
fluval 404 filter
CaribSea Reef Sand


Start he http://faq.thekrib.com/sbegin.html
Tons of info, Still the best source on the net far as I'm concerned.

As far as the first LFS clerk, he's partially right. A fish-only tank *can*
be fine without substrate, but IMO, it'd be bloody boring to look at.