well thanx everyone for such a warm welcome. just to give yall a lil background on myself, i currently do not have a reef setup, or a saltwater setup for that matter. i currently have 3 tanks running. i have a 35 gal south/central american tank, a 10 and a 55 gal african cichlid tanks. now to why i am here. i have been interested in the saltwater end of the hobby since i can remember. and came to the decision that once the fish in my 10 growout and are transferred to my 55 i will turn that into a reef setup. so while the fish are in the growout process i am doingh research on EXACTLY what i want. my old roomate had a reef setup for a while and it was absolutely awesome. unfourtanatly, during a power outage, thanx for the mix up pse&g, everything died. after seeing his setup i was hooked. but 10 is the biggest that i can go right now. so any pointers or links on info would be greatly appreciated.