Got this reply from Eric at Top Fathom this morning. It's a great skimmer. I used it for a couple of years and also had a friend who had an aquarium maintenance business. He used them on all of his set-ups as well.
"New salt water can allow the skimmers to produce micro bubbles. Bubble size...
I'm back in the hobby after a 3-year hiatus. Got the tank up and running and I'm almost ready to add live rock. I added salt to the water over the weekend, and now my skimmer is putting a lot of microbubbles into the water. I know the skimmer isn't skimming anything from my RO/DI water -- I just...
I've been out of the hobby for 3+ years and have finally decided to take the plunge once again. I will soon begin curing live rock in my 58g and have a couple of quick questions ... my memory is fading.
1. Should I conduct regular water changes while the rock is curing?
2. Do I add sand to the...