[kristyk]

Hi! I have never posted on any blog, but I recently purchased a size 8 biocube from the local farm store. The fish guy there set me up with established saltwater (he convinced me to go salt as it's much more fun!) and live rock, live sand, etc. I got it all together and running and am adding a half cap of bactervital each day as he suggested. After a week, I have a good slimy cover of brown algae everywhere. Now that I have time to sit down and research, I realize I should have done that earlier (the purchase was a spur of the moment as my tax return came in) and am thinking....holy cow! What have I gotten myself into? My fish guy is super helpful and has already answered a few questions, but he failed to mention how a smaller tank can be so challenging! I have all the gear and am going to wait another month to let the tank cycle so I can read up on everything. Was planning to maybe put a starfish and one or two clownfish in there to start. He mentioned that they do a water change about every month or two, but it really isn't as bad as all the sites say as long as you check up on the tank. ADVICE? What do I need to know now before I get farther into this? K