New 2 saltwater and bought old tank ??

[mauiman]

Hey just got into the saltwater game I have thought about it for years so I picked up a 90 gallon corner tank and the filter sock assembly is forming like crazy trying to figure out the problem and to get the clarity a little better The water is tested out clean and there are fish in there in the cold from the old tank has a little green hair algae on it but I cleaned most of it off The pump just seems kind of noisy in the filtering system seems OK but I don't know if it's adequate she used it for a few years without issues. Here is a picture of the filter system and the tank
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[bhodges82]

I don't see a skimmer, the foam is proteins in the water that would be taken out with a skimmer. You could try to reduce the amount of splash happening in that sock, but you will need to invest in a skimmer eventually.


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[mauiman]

Thank you and There is no skimmer didn't know I needed one until you said it the sock foams like crazy does the skimmer go in the middle tank or is it stand alone I have looked at a few and they look stand alone outside the filter tank

 

[bhodges82]

It would go in the sump, there should be an area where the water level stays the same, that's where it goes.


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[mauiman]

Thank you trying to find a skimmer this week

 

[mauiman]

Well got a skimmer a couple weeks ago and dialed it in the foam issues are gone and tank looks good the trumpet coral that I thought all died a lot of it came back I'm going to try doe corals this week now that tank has been working solid for over a month any ideas for coral ????

 

[xilez]

With this being your first tank, I would steer clear of the harder to keep corals (SPS) and focus on softies. Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Euphyllia, Leathers etc...

I would personally avoid some of the "pest" corals: gsp, button polyps, xenia, anthellae(sp?). Your choice of course!

 

[bhodges82]

It's good to hear that your tank is doing better. Buy cheap coral, losing big expensive colonies sucks, plus there's a lot of fun in watching them grow.


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