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Most likely are nerites, they will do that during daylight.
That is always a good idea, safety first. It may make replacing the brace easier also.
You could probably get away with removing one of the center braces with our a problem.
A simply but not always effective way is through the eyelashes supposedly. Paly's lashes are supposed to be more tapered and pointed.
Looks good with caves for the fish to swim through and plenty of spots to place coral.
Definitely a Montipora. Sounds like it could be the Rainbow Monti.
Go with SushiGirl's method if only for peace of mind. But more likely safety.
Not if you keep it 12 to 16 inches above the tank.
You can mix Ca and Mg because they are cations. Alkalinity is an anion and will react with cations. You need to do two solutions.
Definitely sounds like an egg sack. Have you added animals lately?
Home Depot in the lighting section, it's called lighting diffuser
Pics please
Congrats on the birth of your tank. looks good
That's a good placement and idea.
Most online stores are miles ahead of the LFS. Don't forget to factor in shipping if you do not buy enough to get free shipping.
I think people catch them in the act of cleaning up and decide it is predation.
Looking great can't wait for your coral collection to start.
I agree some look better puffed up. Mine is very puffed at night so I like its daytime configuration better. It still is puffed just not completely.
Whether it helps or not is hard to say but you will have a better lighting spectrum with the daylight bulb.
It is normal for them to be less puffy during the day than the night especially if you have strong lighting. I has a trachy that is partially shaded...
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