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Joe we would be interested in some leng sy and the pink lemonade but I don't think we are going to be up that way any time soon. Keep us in mind down the road.
If you are worried about it, take some newspaper and soak it in saltwater. Throw that over the rock and corals while they are out. People use to ship corals like that so it should give you some time.
https://www.melevsreef.com/articles/whelk-versus-nassarius#:~:text=Whelks%20don't%20travel%20too,to%20the%20Whelk's%20extended%20appendages.
This article covers them pretty well.
Any time you are removing/replacing sand you want to be careful. If you are doing it, do it like a quarter at a time and do a water change with it. We are overdue for a sump cleanout and it really should be a part of regular maintenance.
We have done cultures of tiger pods in the past and we do some brine shrimp as well for some extra food. Very easy to setup and a bottle can last you a long time.
Unfortunately not, we decided to go with more angels and I think the clam became a casualty of that. It looked really good for a while and then slowly started to recede until it died. I know a lot can go wrong with them so we are going to stay away while we have more angels.