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Can I respond with experiences here or will it offend someone?

I had a Flame and a Coral Beauty in a full reef and only once saw the Flame nip at a clam. That said, I believe I was lucky and the odds are probably close to 50/50.

The swimming larval stage actually isn't the worst part. They have a feeding swimming larval stage. If one didn't starve it would be a 1 in a million shot.

It would actually be more efficient to increase the size of the water changes. I understand there's a convenience factor for water changes though.

If your PH stays fairly stable you can light your refugium 24/7. That will result in a little more Macroalgae growth. It could be enough to out compete the Bryopsis you have growing in the Display.

I find it interesting that Carbonate isn't mentioned on the package. Maybe it's because Lime doesn't actually contain any Carbon but it does "supply" a tank with Carbonate. Those ReefBreeder lights are quite interesting. I'm going to give those a very close look.

LOL, no. If every rock has exactly three points of support the rock stack cannot fall. Ever sat at a wobbly table? Those tables have more than three legs. Tables with three legs will not ever wobble.

It's possible but I would label it unlikely.

Can you post a picture of your Snails? A closeup of the opening would be best. I doubt they are Nassarius, perhaps a look-alike.

I wonder if they saw their reflection in the glass and thought it was a rival male ant hill.

Unplug the pump. :p

I'm never able to type an entire sentence without at least one typo. I ALWAYS have to go back and edit, always. I had some ant hills in my lagoon. They are nice in a shoal. As a total chicken I chose the easiest to care for, the Lyre tail.

I hate ant hills.

I hate sounding like a broken record but have you looked at Rabbitfish?

Be very very careful with cutting Xenia while it's still in the tank. It will release toxins that can harm surrounding coral. If you can take the rock out then it's easy. Slice off what you don't want with a razor and squirt boiling water on the leftover flesh on the rock. It will grow back...

I'm missing something. Why would the skimmer compartment ever get below 9" of water?

I'm not endorsing the Coralife product. To be honest, I've not had the best of luck with their product line. I was only commenting on adding additional waterflow.

yes, more than plenty. The additional flow will profoundly help the cycling.

It's still cycling. How much waterflow do you have in the system? I would suggest feeding the tank a small amount of food every day or so to keep the bacteria populations thriving. Just a small amount, about what you plan on feeding your first fish.

I don't believe oxygen has much, if any, effect on PH. I always get disturbed when I read "added PH". This is almost always a mistake, almost.