It's almost near impossible not to have an algae outbreak in the beginning. Its part of the initial cycle of the tank often referred to as the "ugly" stage. Like others have said just take it slow and watch the initial ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels rise and fall before adding anything...
Hello thesauce! Like you I took a few years off before getting back into it. I ended up getting a redsea 250 with a basement sump. Like others have said I would definitely plan your build with the protein skimmer in mind. It's a big piece of equipment that takes up a significant amount of...
I haven't had one die on me or jelly out in a while but definitely know what your talking about. I was using Tropic Marine salt for a while and the only thing I could pin down was low magnesium after it was done mixing. I was getting about 1300. I ended up switching back to Reef Crystal and...