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Have you considered not using flaked food?

Do you have the space for a Durso?

Any idea what size tank you are considering? It's difficult to recommend anything without knowing the length of the aquarium. A comment, I'll add more here as I find time to think but for now - out of dozens of people I've seen try to keep a Long-nosed Butterfly I've only witnessed one person...

I'm beginning to understand why your tank crashed so often Beaslbob.

Without species names I'll assume the typical leathers. Medium to intense lighting is fine, moderate to high water flow. Most leathers consume high quantities of Calcium and Carbonate, much more than the stony corals, so you need to keep on top of Alkalinity in particular but also an eye on...

This is fine, I just wanted to explain what happened. A hydrometer measures water density (Specific Gravity, S.G.) not Salinity. To obtain the actual Salinity with a hydrometer you need the water temperature and a Salinity chart. The Salinity of your water didn't change overnight, the S.G...

Since you're using NSW my concern is unfounded.

cut holes in the container where appropriate for water flow and plug them with nylon screen or plastic netting.

I'm wondering if your salt might have a little bit more Iodine than is normal. The Caulerpa would sequester it and that would make it taste bad to the Tangs.

I agree with every sentence in that paragraph.

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What about finding a plastic container that's a close fit and filling it halfway with sand or rock to keep it in place?

Mandy - do you dose Iodine (Iodate or Iodide)? Do you know the Iodine level in your salt?

Looks like Caulerpa nummularia to me. I disagree with the ID of Acetabularia sp. because the picture seems to show multiple fronds on each stolon which is a trait of Caulerpa sp.

+1, outstanding Mandy! I'm quite impressed with the recoveries.

Their Email didn't work?? What the heck kind of excuse is that?

From what I can see it looks to be some type of Ceramiales algae (red hair algae).

Restricting the intake can damage the pump. Restricting the output is fine.

That's fine but it's the evaporation that removes the energy, not the air temperature. So if the outside air is more humid than the room air then it's not going to work as well even if the air temp is a little lower.

Have you tried a fan blowing across the water surface?