Welcome to the addiction. How did you find out about utahreefs/WMAS?
Do some research here by reading the Reefkeeping Tips linked below. You will find that your understanding of the hobby will be updated. Coral filter the water and fish pollute the water. Coral are easier to keep than fish. You can have a full reef aquarium set up with coral in a day and fish within a week. This will go against almost everything else you may read about starting a reef tank, but that's because misinformation and old habits die hard.