Switched from wet/dry to sump, now problems

Once I switched my flow rate went down.....alot! I have attached some pics of my tank, can someone please tell me if you see something im doing wrong! not sure my plumbing is exactly right.


Does this look like Cyano



view of the left side of the sump from the right



big UV light









green star polyp I got yesterday, hasnt opened yet though

 

I can't see anything wrong with the pluming but green star polys take a few days to open up

 

ok I just wanted to make sure, I have one pumping pushing water through a uv light then through both sides of the tank, the side with the uv light is real slow, I guess it's from the length of the tube or someting, does the color of the rocks and coral look ok to you?

 

the diatom algae is eating off the new silicates you introduced with the new plastics.

 

Huh? Im new to this! silicates?? plastic???

 

I can't see the color real good with my iPod but I look
Like coraline

Can you rubb it of?

Shorten up the return line, put the uv on the side where the pump is and if u can mount it to the stand and cut the lines and make then as short as posibal


Or just buy a stronger pump

What gph is it uv made for?

 

it isnt coralline, but yes the plastics in your tank now (tubes, hoses, pump, etc.) produces things called silicates that cyano and diatoms mostly like to munch on. once the silicates are gone, the diatoms are gone. wait a week or so

 

oooohhhh ok gotcha now! learn something new everyday!!!

 

Thanks for clearing that up I couldn't tell