Yes; but she had quite a few different corals that were aggressive and had long feelers - just wanted her to start off successfully with more kinder corals.
I mean you are absolutely correct on everything; my mind was going more towards she’s had quite a few ‘bummer” things happening like losses of fish/corals, algae, etc. and wanted her to have some instant success.
Just explaining why I recommended the way I did. I’m more cautious because when one has way to much going in personal life, the tank needs to be as steady, low maintenance; and non-conflict as humanly possible (course as I type that in describing a mixed-reef it’s an oxymoron).
Anyway, Amanda you are in good hands; and what Kev said about Tidal Gardens videos is spot on. He has THE best coral videos out there. I learned and continue to learn from them all the time. In fact, I can’t even try a new coral without one of his videos - lol. Thank goodness he has been doing them for years. A plus is he speaks in this meditative voice that just makes you feel good.