It would seem that a lot of people do not actually even try to set up an Aquarium because they think they are quite hard to set up. If you love fish and especially tropical fish then there Is no reason at all why you cannot get out there, buy a tank and have fish in there within a day.
Sort Out Cost
One of the first things that you must always do is get the money sorted for the hobby. The last thing you want to do is spend thousands on a tank and the fish and trust me this can happen very easily indeed. When I was in this position what I did was set a budget and made sure I did not go over it at all, it is worth doing. Make sure you will not go over the budget.
Tank
Get to the shop early in the morning and pick out the Marine fish tank as well as aquarium plants and aquarium lighting and take all of this home with you first. Once you get home you can do the other things like getting the water in there and setting up the final bits.
Fish
I would always leave the fish until last as you need to be careful when buying them. Get them all at the same time so they can get used to each other and always make sure that you have the tank set up as said in the above point so you can avoid any bag deaths.
Food
You must always make sure you feed your fish the recommended times they are supposed to be fed and on top of this you need to make sure you are cleaning the tank on regular occasions too.
It all sounds like hard work but trust me, it is very easy indeed!