cmor1701d
Aquarium Advice Addict
Also, the lfs will probably try to sell you an anemone for the clown fish. Don't buy one. Get a frogspawn coral instead when your tankk is ready for corals.
I try to run my skimmer on smell. Sometimes I run it a little wetter than others. I can end up with a dark tea colour or sometimes a deep green sludge. You'll end up knowing by the smell. It doesn't smell particularly pleasant.
I clean my collection cup every couple of weeks. Just run it under warm water (too cold and the sludge won't come off easily and too hot and it will smell more). Use your hand to wipe out the sludge and you're done. Once every month or two I check the airline to be sure that it's not covered with salt creep.