Probably long overdue for an update...
The tank has been doing great under halides. I've been feeding fairly heavily, and went to a once every 4-6 week water change schedule for a while. The downside is that it caused a GHA outbreak...although I really didn't care too much since the tank is filled with nems and the algae gave someplace for the pods to hide. On the plus side...my wrasses love the extra pods, and my BTAs are looking pretty great these days.
Oh yea...and also my rock nems apparently had a spawning event that went unnoticed until now!
Found this little guy hiding in the back corner of the tank...it's tiny. That's a trochus snail shell in the background. I'll be keeping a close look to see if any more pop up, BUT...this one may have just been a lone survivor since it popped up in a very low flow area of the tank where detritus tends to collect. My initial thoughts are that this one just ended up in the right spot and any others may have either not gotten enough food...or may have been swept away since I had previously kept a decent amount of flow across the rest of my sandbed.
I should have a large pic update on the rest of the tank over the weekend