New to salt water

[Fishward]

I am by no means an expert but went through the same learning curve not too long ago. i would suggest getting about 30-40lbs of LR first, if money is an issue, you can get by without a skimmer by doing more water changes. (may eventually cost more(salt, water, and time), but less $$$ up front). Leave that for a few weeks, testing your water periodically for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. once you get them all to zero-ish, you can start putting in fish. I also suggest going to the library and getting a book on keeping salt water (i learned with Salt Water Aquariums for Dummies and i can definitely recommend it). :-)