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tried filter socks, tried turning flow down, shut the skimmer down. whats my next step?

I recently added 100lbs of "live sand" to my newly started up 125, (almost cycled through). its the black sand from CS. Very attractive,by the way. anyway I was cleaning some light algea from the front of the glass toward the bottom when I heard a scraping noise. of course I stopped immediatedly...

what is the best "media" to put in my sump? also is partitioning out the sump for a fuge more beneficial than "plumbing" one separately? I have used the blue bioballs in the past (ten yrs ago) had pretty good luck back then, but now Im reading that they are nitrate factories? this hobby is...

worth an ask, just my newbie brain reinventing the mousetrap. good info on the dead spots in the overflow, hadn't considered that, but makes sense.

wouldn't the detritus be trapped in the sock filter before reaching the sump, providing no plumbing is clogged/restricted?

really appreciate the feedback guys! what about something like a red or blck mangrove that wont go sexual on me and easier to keep under control? _x_l______l x_/ <--------- in the part of the overflow marked " x" with drilled dividers for the middle section?

would I still have the nitrate filtering attributes as with a refugium? and do I add this throughout the cycling process, or after the NH and NO2 zero out?

Planning the startup of my 125...again after 3yrs. drilled the tank and built a new overflow for it. probably went a bit overboard but it was fun. my question: can I make separate "chambers" inside my overflow and keep some sort of macros there? if so, what is the general consensus on the best...