Welcome to R2R! Probably the most common piece of advice given to someone starting in the saltwater hobby is to be patient. I would say that my one piece of advice, other than the above, is to start simple. A fish-only saltwater tank can be as easy as a freshwater tank the main differences being that the main filtration is rock rather than media, the salt and maintaining certain parameters. The challenge is that saltwater inhabitants are used to a more stabile environment than their freshwater compatriots. With a few principles under your belt and being patient so as not to introduce too much instability at once, a fish-only saltwater tank is similar to a freshwater fish-only tank. It is also far less expensive than a mixed reef with diverse coral colonies. Once you have the basics you can progress in any direction you want without wasting finances or having too many different habitat requirements in the tank at once. Ask questions on R2R whenever you are undecided. The people here will be glad to help. 52 weeks of reefing was a good series on BRS but I actually think it is a bit of overkill for someone just starting up. Many of the topics are not needed to get started. BRS TV did a series a few years back where they built two tanks, an AIO and a 40 Breeder. I think it was called 5 Minute something or something 5 Minute. It should be easy to find. The 40 Breeder, which I think is a really nice size for a first tank, setup they did used HOB filtration which I think would be familiar to many moving into saltwater from the freshwater realm.
