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So you have had High alk and calc, a fish that can be not fully reef safe and hit the tank with a ton of aipstia x. You can get your params in order and wait to see if they improve. If they do not, then I think you found your culprit in the filefish.
I agree with the above, but wanted to add. What are the k ratings of the bulbs you got? How long you run your MH is going to depend on what you have in the tank, heat, and how your tank reacts to it. 6-8 seems to be standard but I have seen amazing tanks that run as little as 4 hours and some...
Xenia and star polyps can out grow other corals and drown them. Your option is to take some out or let it grow but in the end you might have 10g full of xenia.
With the 60 your stand will be 2x2 so you will probably have to get a custom sump made to fit what you need to in there. I know PaulM just had one made for the same size so you might want to drop him a line. When I had the 45g which is the same dimensions, it was cramped. I had the sump on...
The pressure sensitive float switches that Avast uses in the davy jones are also carried by AO. They are not the same brand but serve the same function.
Sorry I was abbrieviating, blue+ is the blue plus bulb. It really is their best bulb as far as color to par ratio. You don't need to run actinics with them at all which don't really pump out the par. The coral plus bulbs are like a 14k and add just enough white to not entirely blue it out...
I think with the vegas, radion new fixture and the others coming out is why the Sol Blues are selling. They are amazing fixtures, and you can upgrade them to vegas if you want.
Paul I am also a complete noob when it comes to building and making sumps so I would be no help. However, I have learned a bit about it and watching it be done with my own sump.
Step one: Figure out what design you want, in other words how many sections (skimmer section, refugium, return...