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I’ve done awc for years and years. It’s not for nutrient export really. Unless you have a smaller aquarium. I did it for trace elements. Just to constantly get a little fresh elements in there. So yeah. It’s not gonna help you much right now. Later when you’re using a lot of elements then it...

If you started with dead everything and just seeded or bottle stuff. With an over size skimmer. It has nothing to skim. Leave it off for a good 4-6 months. Let your bio grow. Focus on your weekly maintenance. Like wc and whatnot. Your aquarium is just too clean. Btw. I like running an oversized...

Hold on. How old is your aquarium ?

After you set everything up like everyone said. Don’t change anything. Do this a week before you leave. That way if it goes sideways. You’ll still be able to fix it.

Food usually makes the skimmer not skim well. So you’re probably right about the phyto. Although, I still don’t think it’s the skimmers fault. Either it’s dialed too high. ( super wet skimming ) or something is being added. Or shoot. The skimmer just isn’t broken in yet. Like he didn’t wash it...

Dc pump won’t change the overflow at night. It’s the phytoplankton that you’re adding. The skimmer is doing what it’s meant to do. You’re the problem. You want to add fatty elements and not have the skimmer do it’s job. Put the skimmer on a timer and shut it off at night. Let the aquarium settle...

This is what I can tell you about skimmers. I thought about upgrading years and years ago as I was running the same atb ac skimmer for hella long. Out of all the research that I’ve done. I’ve came to the conclusion that all higher end skimmers are fairly the same. The magic is in the pump...

Congrats Young Jedi. Well deserved. @tribbitt

Into the deep end we go. Gonna be a bigger aquarium soon.

Btw. The gauge itself can be a choke point. I’m lazy. What I would do is remove the membrane and move the gauge to the end and see if it is still backed up. Before I look at each unit. Then remove the gauge and see how the flow is.

Re thinking it. I think the booster pump is doing its job. Pressure is high because there’s a choke in your system after the booster pump. Ro/di systems don’t work well at 35 psi. They will work tho. 60 psi is the sweet spot. Since you have a pressure gauge. Tap that gauge before and after each...

I’m not familiar with either units. But what I can tell you is you have a choke on the waste side somewhere. Just disconnect each join until it flows like crazy. Or your membrane is bad. Even if it’s new. It can be bad if it’s a cheap one.

I fixed it for you.

I didn’t read thru everything. But this is my protocol when my skimmer goes nuts. It is because something is in the water that is a foaming agent. Doesn’t matter what it is. I open everything up on the skimmer, gate valve , air, etc. if it’s a dc skimmer ( which is what I like ) I dial the pump...

Tell her that’s how you win in this hobby. Is she always analyzing her bf/ husband. Trying to fix him ?

DAYMN. She has the reefing world at her finger tips and she doesn't even care. LOL. People would love to be in her spot.

I’m a little jelly. Ruby red Xenia is kinda a rare find. Congrats

The best advice is follow 1 mentor. Find an aquarium that you like. Follow what he / she is doing. Try to understand why he’s doing it. Everything else is just noise and will confuse you in the end. There are way too many options and opinions in this thread. If you listened to a little of each...

You seem very helpful. How come you’re not a supporting member ?

Dunno if you remember the conversation we had about your aquarium being a baby ? Well it’s still a baby. You gotta treat it like one. Putting in intermediate or advanced corals isn’t gonna work. Especially when you’re a baby also in the hobby. Slow is Fast. Fast is Dead. So what would I do ...