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mushroom anemones

It is normal algae growth. Snails will help. A large poulation of shrimp will help keep uneaten food and other waste from contributing to the nutrients that are feeding the algae. Your tank is still new. Don't worry.

The coral skeleton will evolve into LR after a while. It will become covered in coraline algae and other algae. It will not look like the skeleton it is today. If you want to admire it as it is, display it outside the tank. If you want more LR structure, put in in the tank.

I would install both bulbs. See what it looks like. If you want to try a 14K, buy one and try it. It won't hurt to change bulbs around to find something you like. I run two 6500K and 4 NO actinic. There are many combinations of bulbs to use. Trial and error may be your best bet with what looks...

You can cut the coral almost anywhere. These are very hardy corals. Green tree leather corals (is it a colt coral?) take a week or two to attach. I use rubber bands. You could also use bridal veil on small pieces. Cut off enough to make the main part tolerable and frag the rest as you see fit...

You choice of tank inhabitants might be aggravating your problem. You have some mighty messy eaters in there, particularly the porcupine puffer (which by the way will grow large enough to eat the smaller fish you have in there). Unfortunately with these large predators you can't keep snails or...

Is that a mantis shrimp you're hearing?

I used to attempt aiptasia erradication with kalk paste. You will never get all of them. Even a small piece will grow back into a full blown infestation. If you do not have large predators, consider several peppermint shrimp. After the aiptasia are gone they make excellent scavangers. Best of...

With a 20 gallon tank I would not put any type of anemone in there. Return the unwanted carpet for store credit. One or two large hairy mushrooms will look about the same and you won't have to worry about them overgrowing your tank.

If you get more than one they will carry (and hatch) eggs every two or three weeks.

What exactly is the concern? In a cycled tank there is no ammonia to worry about. An abundance of LR will assure you of that. As far as Discus tanks, I think you may be right. Perhaps this is the reason these fish will thrive only if the water is changed frequently. If ammonia is difficult to...