Definitely!
We have kept marines for many years, as well as freshwater planted tanks and would love to see that tank and how its run as though it may be "simple" for a very clever and experienced aquarist, think you will find its far from a typical easy setup, though we would like to be proved wrong as it does look great.
Like @Nick potts mentioned above it can be done without expensive equipment. The macro algae setups in the marine forum are testament to this. I’ve done it myself in the past, before the use of expensive equipment became standard. And I don’t think it’s any more complicated than keeping a freshwater planted tank, it’s just a slightly different skill set.
How are you going to be filtering the tap water?
Yeah I wouldn’t advise tap water, it’s probably doable, but I’d hate to try personally, especially when you could buy a half decent RO filter on eBay for £50.
I would disagree on the lack of shops. We have plenty of great reefing LFS in the UK.
I would say so, most plant/flower shops tend to have them these days at very reasonable prices, one I visit often sells decent size, completed with hardscape and plants for £30.
I think their simplicity can become addictive. Simple terraria is easy to achieve in just about any container.
Gotcha, was only looking at it from the simplest terms, those seemed popular at one stage and then died off, have not seen many keep those of late, I guess it comes down to options too and pricing.
