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A polyp is a portion of the tissue of living coral which the animal uses to filter and otherwise gather food for itself along with other means...usually the polyp extends out from the coral main structure and is generally what give a particular coral its beauty... Corals are generally seperated...

Go through various websites selling fish supplies (check here first of course) and look for epoxy...it is readily available and works great.

The butterfly and the clowns should be ok..but both the tangs need room to grow and thrive.

You are getting nusiance algae because of excess nutrients in your system...nothing more, nothing less. You have to lower the nutrients in your water to get rid of the nusiance algaes...there are ways to do this..and one of these is the addition of macro algaes...but that is by no means the only...

What type of filtration are you running?

How old is your test kits? And what is the Alk test results?

The two 10K's and one actinic would probably be best...if you could put a fourth on and have two of each, that would be ideal.

Just point your PH's towards the upper half of the tank for awhile.

What kind of water are you using? How old are your test kits? How old are your light bulbs?

It is a very time consuming, expensive and demanding hobby. Anything else you are told is less then the entire truth. It is a very rewarding hobby though...and equally frustration.

Generally shipping tanks, glass or acrylic, is far more expensive then a local purchase due to the bulk of the item, and the general need to go through a common carrier...expensive. After you add the shipping cost, it is cheaper...plus you dont have to worry about someone breaking it while it is...

Most likely.

Adjust it to where there is a dark nasty looking stuff in the collection cup...clear liquid is not the skimmate you are trying to obtain...depending on the skimmer you have you may slow the pressure in it down a little, and keep monitoring its progress.

Everything on the rock marine related is dead...bacteria and all. Marine organism's cannot survive long periods in freshwater due to the rapid absorbtion and eventual destruction...osmotic pressure.

Caulerpa just doesnt grow..it needs nutrients in addition to the Iron to thrive...if it isnt growing, chances are you have low levels of the nutrients, which is what you are striving for.

As many stages as you can get...also, if your water is nasty...get a home drinking setup to go with it...very good drinking water.

The tube isnt shattered...it is just broken completely free from down inside the collar on top...we will see what can be done with it.

If the tank is cycling...it is probably excessive nutrients built up from the cycle...also, you may increase circulation to those areas to keep the nutrients from dead spotting it.

Sounds like your pump isnt up to snuff with the GPH flow rating of the overflow...a balanced setup will flow the bubbles right through.

What kind of water are you using?