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Hello all I’m new from Cincinnati Ohio I have a fluval 13 1/2 gallon saltwater tank with a CoraLife surface skimmer and protein skimmer built-in. I really need some help here I’m trying to get everything correct in the water before I add any livestock including coral can you please view the pictures and tell me if that color algae is good algae to grow in the tank thank you

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Billldg said:
Welcome to R2R!!! How long has the tank been running?
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A few weeks, but my original Fluval protein skimmer mini PS2 was actually delivered inoperable. So I still ran everything else but protein skimmer for almost two weeks, my coralife skimmer is working I can see bubbles etc in top of it
 
itsdRu said:
A few weeks, but my original Fluval protein skimmer mini PS2 was actually delivered inoperable. So I still ran everything else but protein skimmer for almost two weeks, my coralife skimmer is working I can see bubbles etc in top of it
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If its only been a few weeks then I would say its the tank uglies, we all go thru it. You can start to add a small CuC, but it will eventually go away by itself. Its just the tank going thru its phases. It happens to all of us. :)
 
itsdRu said:
Are all the small bubbles normal or are they good for live stock
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Not really sure of the bubbles. They probably are not an issue, but just not sure. Personally I wouldn't run the skimmer yet as you have no load in the tank yet.
 
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I second what Billldg, no point in running the skimmer as there are no organics in the tank for it to uptake. Although at the same time it does not hurt (to my knowledge at least) and may be nice to start getting it "broken in"
 
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itsdRu said:
Hello all I’m new from Cincinnati Ohio I have a fluval 13 1/2 gallon saltwater tank with a CoraLife surface skimmer and protein skimmer built-in. I really need some help here I’m trying to get everything correct in the water before I add any livestock including coral can you please view the pictures and tell me if that color algae is good algae to grow in the tank thank you

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I’m from Ohio also. And also newbie lol algae is part of the “ugly phase”. It should go away, you could add a small CUC to help. Some snails.
 
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