Thank you guys so much! I appreciate the kind words!
For my next update, I've got some good news and some sad news.
First, the sad news...both of my clowns died. One died right before I left on vacation and the other died while I was gone. I'm not sure what happened. They were relatively new, so I suppose it could have been some form of illness, but I didn't see any symptoms. They were both eating, so it surprised me to find they died. My concern is whether or not it could have been the shrimp...that seems unlikely from everything I've read, but possible I'm sure. The tank was well-fed, so it doesn't seem he would've needed to kill, and he didn't eat either of the fish, so again, it seems unlikely. I'm currently leaving the tank fallow for a bit in case it was some parasite that went undiagnosed...
Now...the good news! I got both of my coral orders in! Got a CSB nem and a small bounce mushroom (it's not an OG, but I'm not sure what type it is) from
@calikidcorals, and got an awesome order from
@REEFTIDE including a plate, multiple really nice rock nems, a couple of favias, and one of the prettiest meat corals I've seen! I need to take pictures in the next couple of days to show off! I'll try to get those posted ASAP!
Aside from the clown deaths, everything in the tank seems to be rocking along well. I got my AWC set up, and it's working like a charm. I'll be headed to the Coral Farmers Market tomorrow in Santa Ana, and I might pick up a few more pieces there as well. I know I want a heliofungia and maybe some zoas...and I'm resisting the urge to get an acro...but I think I might lose that battle to impulse tomorrow...
