Hope you find reefsanctuary as useful as we all have!! Also i feel left out! Everyone is from out east and im from lonely Indiana : ( But I agree with Travis i always recommend to people who come into my store wait until you have enough money and room to setup an average size tank! (55-75g) So that way your foul ups (we all have em) dont act so drastically on a fragile reef! But use what you want too!
Also really research what corals you want and also invertebrates(clean up crew) and make sure not to penny pinch in that area b/c they really help keeping the waste down!! Its always nice to see a new comer who likes to be patient in this hobby!!
Good luck
Shawn