[Fishfirst]

I would do some serious reading before you get into the hobby... a 29 gallon tank is a relatively small tank when it comes to saltwater aquariums, If you are really serious about doing this I would first read Saltwater Fish for Dummies, its a good introductory book. Also since you have a smaller size tank, its going to be a little bit more difficult to keep it stable than a larger one... but it is definately duable. When you are done reading about saltwater aquariums, then I would come back and ask the remaining questions since there is SOOOOO much to know about this hobby... Also be prepared to spend some major cash, the protien skimmer alone can cost 100 dollars and the fish can be 20 bucks a pop, so its best that you minimize mistakes by taking the time to learn about fishless cycling, which fish are begginner fish, what type of filtration you need (protien skimmer), and which kind of substraight you are going with, are the fish you chose compatible? Just a few questions that you should be able to answer when you are done with the research. And no, it doesn't smell like the ocean... but that would be awesome if it did!