Brand spanking newbie. Have some questions.

Ok, good news. Yesterday after trying to vac the powder the tank became a mess again. I put a dose of Crystal Clear in to get the particles to stick together. This morning most of the cloudiness was gone and there was a layer of reddish powder on the bottom. When I tried to vac that up it worked great. The CC turned the powder into something more like chicken skin so when I sucked it up it didn't fly everywhere. I think I'm coming to the end of this debaucle.

 

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+k for asking all the questions!

 

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Your refugium will help a TON with algae control, so no worries there. A good, modestly priced skimmer would be something of the Reef Octopus brand. We have the smallest in sump octopus and it kicks butt.