Chase31's 50 starfire aquascape reef

[Chase31]

Sand is new base rock is new live rock was from an established system across the room (all in sump) thanks for advice will get a gate valve, dont mind spending a lil extra. There were two large snails ans they were both in there a few days also the fish stayed over night till i scooped them out

[Chase31]

Did a 20G water change changed the fixture out (ball valve, couldnt find a gate valve). Skimmer started to skim normally again for a while, now it wont make foam again, going to go test and probobly start mixing up another 20g for another change (all i can do at a time right now). Also got 2 carbon bags in the baffles to get the most flow

[Chase31]

Tested ammonia again and its still high will keep doing water changes

[Chase31]

Also going to move my return to the middle and my skimmer to the return section and T'ing my overflow to put most of the return in the skimmer section leaving me with a slow flowing refugium where my skimmer is, and a larger water reserve in the return section.