White specs/particles floating in water?

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I have a 40g cube setup with a o. Clown pair and a fire fish. I’ve been running my tank with a UV light, a protein skimmer, and a fluval g3 canister but I still have a bunch of particles floating around. I didn’t use an RO/DI system for the water if that’s the cause but what can I do to clear out all the particles?
 

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I basically always have stuff flying around in the water column. The only time it's almost crystal clear is when I put my 100 micron filter sock on ( I normally run 200 micron socks).
FWIW, when I go scuba diving on reefs in the ocean, there is a TON of stuff floating in the water. I consider it coral food. :)
 

Freshwater filter only or is it? Have you ever used an HOB filter on a saltwater tank?

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