[Frankie]

Great info Leebeca! This is what i was taught also. My 90 gallon in NY was my first salt water and i was taught by an old timer (35+years in the hobby) about taking the fist steps slow. It took me 6 months before i was even able to add corals to that tank. I never had any issues with it because i followed what i was taught.
My current tank went more like the above lines. It was a FOWLR for months before i turned it into a reef.
I hope new members to the hobby take this to heart and follow the directions on the bottle. Thanks again for your caring and time to type that out.