 90 Gallon Setup - HELP - Advice Needed -
Hi All,
I just wanted to first say how wonderful the site is. It has been a wonderful resource.
Here is my setup
90 Gallon Glass with built in overflow.
440 Watts VHO (On 8 hours a day)
300 Watt heater
Surge 3500 Return
3 MaxiJet 600 Power Heads
Wet Dry Filter with Bio Ball Media
Excalibur Skimmer with Rio Pump (Produces full cup every 3 to 5 days)
Tsunami Top Off System
120 lbs of LS (about 4 inches)
125 lbs of LR
Tank is 6 weeks old and I have done 1 water change.
Nitrites are 0. Nitrates 20 ppm
PH 8.2
Temp stays at 77 F to 81 F
Lights timed to 10 hours a day. Moon lights at night.
I have just added 2 Crabs, 5 turbos, and 10 hermits.
I have 5 specific issues. Here they are.
1. Algae and Bacteria. I have a ton of brown algae on some of the rock and I have a lot of green algae that I have to clean off the glass every other night. I am also seeing bubble algae colonies starting to bud. Is this normal and what should I do to fix this?
2. Wet Dry Filter. I have got a lot of build up in the wet dry and I was wondering if I should be cleaning this? I think it is causing too much junk to be floating in the water. I see alot of particles.
3. Tons of Copods. I have them everywhere. It is almost out of control. Is this normal.? If not what do I need to do to fix it.
4. Power Head Placement. Sending pics in next posts. Are they in the right place and do I have powerheads that will give me right flow for coral growth. If not, what do you suggest?
What should I be doing now? Do I have the right equipment? - if not, what do you suggest I should be using or doing differently. I have no direction other than this site and some other stuff I have been reading. I do not know whether to trust the LFS yet. So far the have been great but sometimes contradictory to what I have read on this site.
Do I need any other types of equipment to improve water clarity?
Please give me some direction if possible because I keep racking my brains trying to make sure I do not mess up. To much invested to make mistakes.
Sending Pics In just a minute.
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90 Gallon - WetDry Sump - 440 VHO timed ballasts, Moonlights with Controller.- Excalibur Skimmer -Two 300 Watt Heater - Surge 3500 Return - Three 1200 MaxiJet with Tsunami Wavemaker - 100 lbs aragonite base - 120 lbs LR - Tsunami Auto Top Off on a 5 gallon RO resevoir - Stock --> Pink Spotted Goby, Hippo Tang, 2 Percula Clowns, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, Emerald Crabs, Snails,Hermits, Copperband Butterfly, Mushrooms, Polyps, Hammer, Bubbletip, Anenome, Frogspawn,Leathers. | 
