lots of maintenace (draco isnt joking about the water changes ) along with learning/knowing water parameters good/weekly /daily testing easiest to begin with is probably just live rock fish only tank join a saltwater forum read/read/read ask questions etc.fair warning you get hooked on keeping reef(corals)tanks it gets expensive(some corals will conduct chemical warfare against each other as well and the toxins can kill small petsso research all you can before adding stuff into your salt tank when you pull the trigger and start one clown fish(nemo) are no joke when it comes to aggressionOoh, I think they might be Goals for me. I've never kept a saltwater tank, are they reasonably acceptable for beginners?