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From the picture looks like an unhappy peppermint shrimp.
+1 on the polyps
Looks good on Q1, 2 and 4, I would buy a skimmer that is rated for 33 to 50% more than your water volume for safety and overstocking coverage.
GE might have a few bulbs in the 5000k to 6500k range.
Happy birthday, and hook a biggun.
Put in your sump?
clams will be no problem. Crocea and Maxima clams are rock boring clam and will need to be on your rock.
Emeralds will eat just about any nuisance algae when small.
Strong lighting from T5 or MH, calcium supplementation and good flow.
Palys are sometimes larger than zoas and sometimes smaller. It has more to do with the way they form their colonies. Palys have a thicker base mat...
good start, nice pieces
Cutting back your light cycle will bother your corals. Do it slowly and in small increments, .5 to 1 hour, then cut back again in a week. The zoos...
SPS, LPS, gorgonians, softies (zoas, palys, leathers, polyps, mushrooms), anemones
Sweet set up
Look at LiveAquaria to get a good idea of what are in the trade. There are many more that are not in the trade.
Way too many, anything special you are looking for? Do you have any special parameters?
Cyano is most likely what you have, it is a bacterium. You will need to get your pH up. Increase your circulation through out the tank. And...
Welcome to 3reef and yes it is normal. It probably has to do with your feeding cucle.
Snail poop or worm castes
Put the pump on a mouse pad or use the included feet. Make sure the pump does not contact the sump.
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