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This is why they make acclimation boxes. Seriously, it’s always a risk adding new fish to an established tank. Reefing Art makes a few different sizes that are very affordable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was bound organics, which will eventually be released. It takes a while for the biological processes to take place and for the organic material to be “available” in the tank, then other areas will grow algae. It definitely came from the rocks. This happens with dry rock that hasn’t been...

Seeing the pics helps and also tells me a lot about what's going on. This isn't a nutrient issue (as far as the tank is concerned) but a rock issue. The rock is the fuel feeding the algae, it most likely has bound up organics which are feeding the algae constantly, so there's an endless supply...

Kinda reminds me of the old school teal stag. I think I gave mine to Golden State Corals?

I forget, is this dry rock or live rock? Combo? I know you picked up a few pieces of branch rock, but that stuff doesn't have too much in the way of diversity, kinda dense and not too porous.

NoPox always seemed too aggressive to me and is easily overdosed. I’m a huge fan of Tropic Marin carbon dosing products, combined with PNS Probio does a great job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's hard to tell from the pic, but most likely a tort variant (as mentioned above). They're pretty hardy and do well in medium lighting.

Overfeeding any tank will cause issues and should be understood by everyone or you’re going to have a hard time getting things going. Nothing good happens fast, this statement has been around for decades in this hobby, yet people ignore it all the time. People watch some YouTube videos, read...

Totally agree, zoas and palys should be treated with caution. Also, apologies for going way of subject with algae/nutrients. I have a saw if you need the rock cut up? Just pm me if you’re near the valley (SFV). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I agree that knowing this information will help, but it doesn’t change how our systems work. Yes, over feeding and not utilizing good export methods contribute to poor water quality and water changes will have limited effect. I agree that there’s a balance that needs to be achieved here, but...

Algae can utilize more than just nutrients to grow and they need very little to do so. But if you reduce your input (nitrogen/phosphorus) too much, you’ll starve your corals. Algae will and can use silicates, trace elements and they can utilize N/P directly from the water, which corals have very...

Looks like egg cases. What snails and inverts are in the tank? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Okay, here it is, my final round of pics. This thing has held up pretty well over the course of the grow out. Constantly getting knocked off by my turbos, alk spike of 15dkh and a constant supply of PO4 well above 0.25ppm with a few periods north of 0.4ppm This was fun and I wish everyone the...

I'll give age a call today and see if this is something they would order. I do have someone else who orders from ORA, but not sure if they'll be able to order just clams?

Size of tank? I prefer snails for most things, so a mix of turbos, astraea and a tuxedo urchin. The only hermit I like is the scarlet, they tend to be less murderous than others, so I keep them in very low numbers. The key with getting snails and other inverts to help, is to remove most of the...

Yeah, I don’t like buying clams without an actual picture or seeing them in person. I would love to have a nice yellow one or a green one, but these clams are so funky, that I would be happy just having one. I don’t think these are that big, maybe 2 1/2” or so, I have room. Maybe age of...