New to Hobby Build List

[Newtoy]

Hi everyone I'm new to this hobby below is a build list of everything I will be purchasing to start my new reef/coral hobby. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated as I am a 100% beginner so everything listed below is based of research I have done over the past month or two.

Build List:

Tank and Stand:​

1. Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 40 Pro Tank
2. Innovative Marine APS Cabinet Stand

Filtration:​

1. Innovative Marine CustomCaddy 20 Media Basket
2. Filter Media:
   • Filter Floss Poly-Bio-Marine Filter Floss
   • Activated Carbon Chemi-Pure Blue Nano
   • Bio Media MarinePure Ceramic Biomedia

Heating:​

1. Heater: Eheim Jager TruTemp 100W
2. Thermometer: Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller

Lighting:​

1. LED Light Fixture: AI Prime 16HD Reef LED w/AI Prime Flex Arm

Water Movement:​

1. Powerheads: (2) Ecotech Marine VorTech MP10 QuietDrive

Water Quality Testing:​

1. Test Kits: API Saltwater Master Test Kit
2. Refractometer: Marine Depot Refractometer
3. Calibration Solution: Pinpoint 53.0 mS Calibration Solution

Salt Mix and Water:​

1. Marine Salt Mix: Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
2. RO/DI Unit: SpectraPure MaxCap RO/DI System or I might just buy RO/DI water from a trusted source.

Substrate and Rock:​

1. Live Rock or Dry Rock: 40-50lbs of CaribSea LifeRock
2. Live Sand or Aragonite Sand: 20-30 pounds CaribSea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink Sand

Protein Skimmer:​

1. Protein Skimmer: Innovative Marine Ghost Skimmer

Additional Equipment and Supplies:​

1. Aquarium Background: Some random type of background still deciding if i should or not.
2. Net: Aqueon Aquarium Fish Net
3. Aquarium Siphon: Python No Spill Clean and Fill Aquarium Maintenance System
4. Bucket: Some type of Aquarium buckets
5. Aquarium Glass Cleaner: Flipper Standard Magnetic Cleaner
6. Aquarium Safe Glue: EcoTech Marine Coral Glue
7. Aquarium Timer: Coralife Digital Power Center

Corals and Fish:​

1. Beginner Corals: Zoanthids (1-2 small frags), Mushroom Corals (1-2 small frags), and Green Star Polyps (1 frag)
2. Beginner Fish: Clownfish bonded pair of Ocellaris (2), Royal Gramma (1), and Firefish(1)

First Month: Adding the 2 clownfish. and the Green Star Polyps frag.
Second Month: Adding Royal Gramma, and the Zoanthids frags
Third Month: Adding Firefish w/ the Mushroom Corals frags.

Maintenance Supplies:​

1. Algae Scraper: Kent Marine Pro-Scraper II
2. Fish Food: New Life Spectrum Thera+A Pellets, Reef Roids or Coral Frenzy, ZooPlankton
3. Water Conditioner: Seachem Prime

 

[mattrob]

Welcome,
I'd go for salifert over api test kits if you're going with corals, and just make sure the gsp is on its own rock, the horror stories of gsp taking over tanks have put me off getting any.

I'd also add bottled bacteria to your list, atm colony or Dr Tim's all in one

Where are you planning on getting your water? I'd go for rodi at 0 tds. I'd pick up your own rather than use lfs if possible

I've got no experience with the specific kit you have listed but I'm sure someone will be along with more experience than me

 

[Newtoy]

Ok I'll look into Salifert also I was debating whether or not to add the gsp as well because of that reason and being new to the hobby it may be a handful on me. As far as water I will try to do my own most likely. I'll check out both Colony and Dr Tim's AIO. Thanks for the helpful guidance I really appreciate it a lot.