Questions - Need some input

Question for all the addicts using a Refugium. If there is algae starting to grow in the Refugium on the glass, will adding a turbo snail in help with keeping it under control? Will they leave the cheato alone?

Are filter socks worth having in a sump to catch what comes out of the drain line? My sump is running with a bio pellet reactor, reef octopus skimmer, phosban reactor, Refugium with LR, deep sand bed and cheato. Should I keep using the filter sock or run without it? Anyone with thought, I would like to hear them...

Reading on line about bio-pellets and Marc has suggested putting the outlet of the reactor towards the skimmer. Has any one plumbed a bio-pellet reactor directly to the skimmer intake? Is it better just to have it pointed at the intake?

Hello fellow addicts, I am down sizing my 90 corner to a 60 cube. I am almost done building the stand and canopy.
I am looking for some advice on how to transfer rock, live sand and fish into there new home with out the tank going into a cycle. I am planning on having some sps in the tank. I am using a radion gen 2 light with a mp40.
i believe the mp40 may be to strong for the cube but its only going to be a temp till I can get 2 mp10's.
I am concerned and hoping I don't stress ...

I will be posting an update soon on my new 195 build but I am trying to battle algae and red slime algae for the last couple months.
I am asking this question because it seems my cheato macro algae isn't growing much. I can't seem to find online what a good lighting schedule is for it. Right now I am using t-5 18000 lights for the Refugium. Are these lights to strong and how lunch should I have them on for?
Ally parameters are good in the water with my phosphate at 1.0, I recently added ...