alright, i'm convinced.

oh really.. hm.. that would be cool.

since the lion and hawkfish need feeder shrimp, i was wondering how easy it would be to keep shrimp in the sump (which i still haven't designed) and let them breed there?
 
Live foods should only be used to help them make the move to frozen / prepared foods, live shrimp are not necessary.
 
I think the source you're looking is as good as they get; I have bought almost all my fish from F&S (liveaquaria) since they started in the business.I have never received a inferior fish from them. I've been buying most of my supplies from them since they bought Pet Warehouse. Their service, support , and quality. And their guarantee may sound too good to be true, they bend over backwards to honor it. I posted this elsewhere, but a while back I ordered a harlequin tusk and they sent one that was twice the size of what I ordered. They refunded my $ and I kept the fish. The tusk is now in a hospital children's ward. I'm a little prejudiced, Marty Smith was my Vet when I lived in the Wis. northwoods years ago. Here's an idea that may help--split an order with a friend and lower shipping costs. I have also had good experience with SWF.com. The nearest lfs to me is about 90 miles away; but I would still buy online if the store was next door.
 
update

went and picked up the protein skimmer. the pump came with the skimmer, but i dont know if it's to pump water to the skimmer or to pump water into the tank?

the skimmer is the oceanic plus series model 6.
the pump says it pumps 20L/Min

anyways, all of this stuff is very dirty and i'm going to have to do a lot of cleaning, but i thought i'd go ahead and get pics up so i can get an idea of what's what.

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Saltwater fish are so beautiful you will qucikly be obsessed with SW, forget about FW and wish you had used the 250 for salt. Just my opinion because I did exactly that.

Yep. . . that's what I was thinking. Why don't you use the 250 as the marine tank? That makes lots of sense. But, anyway, 250's are pretty cool whatever you put in it.
 
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