Hello. I am getting ready to set up my first reef tank after 5 years of freshwater addiction. I just turned 16 and now have a job in a local fish store, so now I can finally get together the money to convert my first planted 26 gallon bow front into a small reef. I will be purchasing lights with my next paycheck and then a skimmer after that. I plan to use the Berlin method of reefkeeping to keep things simple and I can't wait to get started.