My 1st salt tank was in 85'! I'd had a 55gal fresh for years but I had to wait till I could drive before I went salt cuz I needed to go to the beach to get water, sand rocks & critters. Had 2 hob Marineland filters which is same filtration I had for fresh and a homemade skimmer that never really worked. Kept it that way for 3yrs then when I broke it down to move I got a hob wet/dry filter and a magnum canister. Oh how times have changed.