area 51 wrote:

"Tom Burns" wrote in message
...

So here I am in Southern Ontario, trying to set up a reef aquarium as

a

total newbie. I go into a store that is huge and seems to have tons

and

tons of great stuff


BIG SNIP
With all that money to spend you are heading for a total disaster.
All you need to spend is a few pounds on a decent book and research on
the web.
Read read read, and don't be in such a almighty hurry.
If you are the impatient sort, *wrong* pastime.


I've spent a month already just searching the web, reading books, and
checking our Mark's excellent site. I also have 2 kids, 2 and 4, so this
project will likely take at least 6-12 months before I even put a coral
or fish in the tank.

I just wanted to share with everyone what can happen if you walk into a
store and say "I'm new to this, could you please screw me over?"

Cheers.