Quote Originally Posted by Bobby View Post
this is where Jojo and i disagree ... i think you should know what kind of corals you may want to keep BEFORE anything else. this way you will know the types of things you will need (example : metal halide [any coral you want and clams], power compact [most soft corals], VHO [all soft and most all LPS, and some sps corals], or T5 lighting [all soft, most LPS, and some sps corals]).

although you WILL need to start the tank AT LEAST a month before the corals can go in it, you should know what you want so you know what to buy for them !!
I agree with you there bobby. I was recommended to figure out what I want in the tank first, so that I understand what I will need for the tank (lighting filtration etc).