tank cleaning

Hello everyone from South Florida. I am not new to this site, it’s a great resource that I have used frequently to answer my questions about reefing. But, I don’t post much because almost all questions I had were already answered here. But I’ve been reefing for little over a year. I started...

I personally like to keep all 4 sides of my glass super clean. Even the black back. I like that effect. But I see a lot of people that let the back or sides go natural (algae or coralline). How many sides to you keep clean?

Hi all, Going to be buying a 25 gallon innovative marine AIO lagoon tank this evening when I get off of work. The last used tank I bought had a ton of problems (though I never found out if it was because the tank was used). That being said, are there any precautions I should take when I buy...