I hope you found that last post interesting? Anyways, Flame Scallops are gorgeous and will probably look for a suitable place to park it's shell within a week or two. I had a scallop for 2 years (had to move) and it did just fine with no addditions of phyto whatsoever. However, I did use regular tap water, which I believe provided the replenishing aspect of what it needed to grow and flourish. The tank did not have an abundance of algae either, but I instead tried to keep just enough for my algae eaters (not an easy task when playing with algae breakouts, it's like playing with fire lmao). I have helped others keep scallops in the same manner and they have always done quite well...gotta love them!