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Yes dose nitrate is both easy and cheap.

On the other hand I have not run GFO for a long time. I just don't see the need for it when you can carbon dose.

I have never used a sponge. I run about 2 gallons of tank water through it first by pointing the outlet to a 5 gallon bucket.

I would get a 20g and a HOB filter for a classroom setting. So much easier and it will be more fun. Like mark mentioned an ATO will be important though in the classroom you can have kids taking care of refilling. I can donate a heater, rocks and a few easy corals. You probably don't need to...

No sponge when used for GFO.

Well we all have a lot of dead corals :) I would say you have a very slim chance of keeping an anemone alive in a 6.6 gal aquarium. The easier corals are zoas, polyps, leathers and acans. Although polytoxin might be of concern. Maybe some people here with nano reef can chime in on what the...

I notice you have a clam. My copperband picked at and killed my small maxima.

Mine had not picked on any corals but my experience is limited to one specimen.

If you have not used gfo before it might strip you water too clean. So be careful with that. I would not use gfo as a long term solution. Carbon dosing is easier to implement and more flexible. As for whether the algae will go away, it's hard to say. When your tank is balanced algae should be...

I have the brown ones with golden threads...

I have aiptasia in the softie tank and refugium but not in the DT where I have a CBB. All plumb together.

I think so but I did get one from the last NJ frag swap so they're out there. They're more attractive than other clams IMO so the demand is high.

Very nice coral and picture! Congrats!

I have neon green leather frag free. I have two so if anyone else want.

A bristleworm fell out of a rock when I move the rock and got picked up by the plate coral. Not sure who is the winner yet.

I usually don't quarantine more than a couple of day. When I do I give the fish only one or two spots to hide. That's how it's done in LFS. I also try to quarantine a few fish together. They really like the company especially for difficult fish. I have setup quarantine tank with a lot of caves...

Too many hiding spots encourages hiding, which may or may not be a good thing.

Water change will do little to reduce ammonia. 15% water change obviously will reduce ammonia by 15%. You can use some "prime" to reduce ammonia toxicity. Very nice tank!

I bought a few maybe 2 years ago still have a few left and I see them occasionally.

As long as it tumbles.