[Michael Hoaster]

That's so cool, getting those mystery critters on your glass. I wonder what they are! Are you going to leave them there? I'd be tempted to, to see what comes of them, especially since you can see them so well on the glass. The downside is not cleaning the glass, or trying to clean around them, making it difficult to see the rest of the tank. If they're on the glass, surely they are elsewhere too. Maybe you could leave a few of them in a corner untouched, and clean the rest off. Whatever they are, this points to good husbandry, Cheers!

Congrats on your worms-the unsung heroes! I didn't see the tadpole thingy, but I enjoyed watching the tunicates. Maybe its a larval fish? I also loved the snowstorm-so natural. This is why I advocate for no mechanical filtration. If live rock and live sand is good, why not live water? Trapping and removing the basis of all life on earth makes no sense to me.

I agree some of this stuff is creepy! Sometimes I wonder if some giant creature is going to burst out of the sand and pull me into the tank and eat me. I actually have had that happen on a very small scale-with cleaner shrimp. I had my hand in the tank one day and one of them jumped on me and started eating at a scab. Hows that for a metaphor!