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Was great seeing and meeting everyone. For those asking these are the LEDs I have from E-bay.
SunSpect 165W LED Aquarium Light Built-in Timer Coral Reefs SPS/LPS Dimmable | eBay
Similar problem I had with Coralife only it would not skim for week. One time it did over the weekend and went nuts causing my waste bucket to overflow dumping about 15g water on my floor.
As for the RO1000. During those 5 days are you adding anything to the tank as that can cause the skimmer...
I tried the Coralife 125 and didn't like it. It would not skim at times no matter what. Would it take apart but was clean and nothing stuck. I gave it away and bought a Nac7 which I loved. I now have the Hob Reef Octopus and works great. I would not trade as I feel the RO is a better skimmer.
The hose is to long to submerge without possible damage to coral, so why chance it.
I tried a turkey baster but it took forever to get the siphon going.
IMO regarding fish and tanks in general whether it be FW or SW. I keep what ever my water parameters allow me. Example: my tap water is more alk therefore I could never really keep FW fish requiring more acidic water. I tried with chemicals, peat, etc.and it works but if you miss for some reason...