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That is beneficial. Sand sifters, nassarius snail and most worms are helpful because help keep the sandbed loose. They don't move around enough to cause damage.

Thats awesome. I've always wanted to install an in-wall tank. Are you going to have a sump and refugium with it?

Originally Posted by srfisher17 ......and sargassums and crosshatches. IMO no trigger is reef safe. For a 6 months or so they might be, but once they are established they will start to nip.

might be cyno. try increasing water flow with another powerhead, or reposition the ones you have. check your nitrate and posphate. if they are up, you are probably over feeding.

the heat of MH can be countered with a fan. Its cheap and easy. You could probably get away with the sps at current light level, but for calms I would acutally say your going to need more light. I have calms once with two 400 watt of MH in a 25 in tank and they did fine.

is he still eating? what are your water parameters?

Different corals thrive under different lighting conditions, so it is possible to have too much light. But I don't think you have too much light. If your planning on getting calms, they need alot.

The air pump is unnecessary as most of the oxygenation occurs from the air-water exchange from the tanks top. Air pump is actually really bad for a saltwater tank it fish can breathe it in and get harmed. Also if bubbles get caught it can cause bacteria to bred. You should never use one in...

I've tried it a several times with different triggers. They always started out fine but after a couple months they become really aggressive.

LR should be added slowly with the same cation used when adding fish. I always quarantine my lr before putting it into my tank.

Sometimes it takes awhile for the fish to learn that the shrimp isn't hurting them. Alot of the organisms that we combine in our tanks are from completely different parts of the world.

thats normal. He's eating. When food falls on him, he will pull all of his tentacles inward so he can digest the food.

In my experience its never good to have any corals touching. Soft corals are general less aggressive than stony so they probably won't greatly harm the other corals, but they will release toxins which my build up after time and harm the tank. This may still be alright if you have good...

sally lightfoot, nasty when he got big and impossible to caught because his so fast.

What are your water parameters? Also if you can get a picture of the clown that would be helpful.