A glass box : a primer to building your mini sea. A primer to building your mini sea ; If they could do it, then so can I ; Categorizing the hobby-- before you buy ; The dollars and some good sense -- Equipment. The tank itself ; Marine aquarium filtration ; Other components to consider before plumbing the system ; Putting it all together : plumbing ; Shedding some light on lighting ; The motion of the ocean -- Putting it all together. Just add water : water quality ; Aquascaping ; Hurry up and wait : aiming for consistency -- Adding livestock. The first bold explorers : the clean-up crew ; Selecting, purchasing, and acclimating fish -- Selecting, purchasing, and acclimating invertebrates ; Selecting, purchasing and acclimating coral -- Caring for the system. Feeding and maintaining healthy livestock ; Diseases and care ; Problem fish ; Adding additional animals.