Thanks! I will make sure to keep this post updated; because as I searched through the internet over and over - I found a lot of suggestions, but no one ever replied back with what worked and what didn't.
1. I am glad someone else has had the same problem and I am not nuts! I was beginning to think I was going insane.
2. I am waiting for lugols and fairy wrasse to arrive (I live in tim-buck-two). I did not want to get a six-line because it says they have a bolder temperment...I am trying to stay friendly. I would like a mandarin, but afraid he would not get enough to eat (after the problem is solved.) In the meanwhile I have removed the zoas some of the zoas - some are attached to my larger base rocks.
3. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures - after you zoom in and zoom in and zoom in - this is what I got. I tried using my super-duper camera, but it could not focus. I thought I did a pretty good job...considering.
4. You are correct - I had some algae problems in some areas (lack of proper flow) - I had some of things get big and impede with the circulation. So (much to my husband's dismay) I broke my tank down this at 4 am on Saturday and spent 8 hours re-arranging to get some better flow and removed some of the rocks. And I finally caught my hitchhiker hairy crab (yay)! I am trying to find a good home for him. And now I am left with a bunch of extra pom-pom pulsing xenias.
5. As much as I stare at my tank...I would have a hard time believing they were nudibrachs - but I have known to be wrong before! I am watching them closely to see what they grow into (if anything.) It does not look like they are eating them, but certianly ticking them off (but then again, I could be wrong again...)
6. My cerith snails do spawn...but my last batch was a few months ago. I get about 5-10 that make it through every cycle. My stomanellas - either I have a ton or have a couple. I am on the side of a couple right now. They are certainly much quicker - but not sure if they are that quick. And, I personally, do not think they are snails - they move way to0 fast. Their moving style is much like an amphipod - cruising in and out of rocks. And whatever they are - they are all the same thing.
This is my first time using a forum - and I have to say you guys have been awesome!
