Hello!
I didnt realise you had a tank thread but found it.
Just finished reading through all of it. Wow...my friend you've been through so much trouble with this setup. But well done on getting it to this point.
I love the setup and the attention to tidyness you put into the system.
With regards to the polyp extension its either because of the angelfish or due to tank being new.
SPS when small are slow at growing, but I think your tank is doing very well. :beer: With the SPS colours staying, I think keep things as they are. As long as the alk/ca/mg is being maintained at or near NSW levels then the growth cannot be impacted much unless light or nutrient levels are limiting (or pests).
If the colours are being maintained I think the light levels are decent enough. Most acros need in region of 250-350 PAR and upto 500 for very high light acros.
As long as you are feeding the fish at least 2-3 times a day then feeding is sufficient and I would just keep things as they are.
The snails could be responsible for the milky looking water...my snails spawn occasionally, but the milky effect is picked up by the skimmer by the following day. If it is lasting more than 2 days I would tend to think it is a bacterial bloom.
A bacterial bloom may exist because you little liverock. In time, the Siporax will be populated fully and hopefully the blooms should go away permanently within the next few weeks. As long as the corals are not losing tissue, just let things proceed without too much intervention.
I love following build threads so be prepared to update the thread as I will bug you otherwise.
