i am just getting started to the saltwater hobby and in it for only 2 yrs now... i have also gone through hundreds $$ of dollars from sps, corals, and fish dying but everytime i learn something new even when i thought i knew i was doing the right thing i actually wasn't..... so i guess as long as you keep yourself out of trouble and entertained at home happy with your tank rather that out in the streets risking yourself of getting in to trouble.... safe and happy reefing