The shrooms grew onto the glass. I put the rocks that had good colonies against the glass & they just grew up the pane.
This does seem to be agood core group of people. I have had a saltwater tank for about 33 yrs now, since I was 11.
We used to have undergravel filters in SW, its come a long way. Hopefully I can add to some of the discussions with a little insight. Its nice to help someone not make the same mistakes you made, & I've made many.
The large blue tang in the pic is 11 yrs old. I bought him when he was about 1 1/2" long, he is at least 10" long now. The other 3 tangs, purple, yellow, & powder blue are about 9 yrs old.