first saltwater tank 20 tall

Dont have much done yet but added my new lights and some more rock. Got the 20 tall tank and stand with 2 damsels a hermit, live sand and about 10lbs of live rock,heater,filter stand and generic light fixture for $30 off craigslist, even the water that was inthe tank. I added new t5 ho lights last night and about 15lbs of figi live rock and some 5 nasarrius snails but have yet to see them move, maybe i killed them? have no clue. I am not sold yet on the black sand but hopefully it grows on me. Hope to eventually add some coral after I add a skimmer and get rid of this filter. I might just dump the filter and let the rocks do the filtering for me.

i LOVE the way the black sand looks!!!!!
it looks great!
just get a power head or 2 you dont need a skimmer just make sure you on top of water changes every week and youll be ok! dont need to get all technicall keep it simple.

what else do you plan on having in their?

Wow good deal! I would mix in regular live sand to tone it down abit.

nice! looking good!

Invest in a rodi and make your own water. So convienient and will save in the end. Looks like a good start.

I would get some fiji pink live sand to down the black but that is just me looks really good. all you need now is a hob skimmer, and a hydor k-nano power head. you want to keep the power filter, that will act as your chemical and mechanic filter.

Looking very nice!