Hey everyone newbie here!

[Nawt2tawl]

i finally got my saltwater tank I have had it up for 2 months. Its a reef tank with a sump (no idea what kind all i know is there is live rock bioballs and some filter padding for extra filteration) I have a few questions though i have had white specs in my water as long as it has been set up. I dont know what they are or what to do to get rid of them. I notice everywhere i go everyones tank is crystal clear yet mean mine is covered in white particles. Has anybody had any luck getting rid of this. Also my protein skimmer wich is a coralife HOB one (yes it is the cheapest one they have but its the one i got with the tank) Was producing bubbles and filling the cup with waste for a week now i noticed it is on but it isnt filling up the cup. Is that because there is no waste to be removed or is it not working properly.

 

[shawn708]

Welcome aboard, are the white specs on the glass or floating? As far as your skimmer are you keeping the water level the same?

 

[Nawt2tawl]

Yes water level is has been same. Even after water changes I make sure it goes up to where it was before. I don't understand y is worked and produced bubbles that went up tube and filled cup with like greenish water now it's not.

The white specs are floating. I don't think it's sand particles because none of the flow from the wave makers. Is hitting the sand