Not to survive but to thrive!

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Hey everyone. I'm pretty new to salt but being that I love the aquarium hobby so much I don't mind spending large amounts of my free time reading about the subject every day. I have about 20 different types of corals in my tank. All different types, softies lps and sps. My newest additions are a torch and frogspawn. Everything else has been in the tank for at least a month. The reason I'm writing this thread is to try to get a better understanding of the corals I am caring for. I think I know all of the need to knows for what I do have, but I would love to identify all the corals I don't know the names of, ask some questions about a few of them, and not get them to just survive, but to grow and thrive. I am going to post a few pictures below of some of the corals. I'll display my parameters now:
Am. 0
Ni.0
Na.0 (api test kits, can't be much more accurate, sorry)
Cal 410 (been getting it up slowly)
Alk 10.5-11
Mag 1200
Ph7.8-8
Temp 77-80
 
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First pic has a few in one id like to ask about. Firstly, on top there is a coral that looks like little light purple/pink/brown flowers. Some have neon green bulb in the middle. There was three frags at the store of this, other two had green bulbs in every flower, this one didn't but was the largest and figured with proper conditions they would all glow. Well I'm getting tons of new heads popping up some of which with the bulbs, and one that glows today might not glow tomorrow and vis versa. Can anyone name this and maybe has some advice?

Second question for that pic. Underneath those flowers is a small hammer (I know, I need to move the flowers soon). The tentacles and heads are pink, and by the mouth is green, can I get an ID? This hammer has been in the tank for a month longer then the torch and frog but yet doesn't want to open up fully like the others Anyone know why this might be?

Third. My frogspawn. Noticed since day one towards the skeleton it has a few tentacles that are pretty white only at the base. This hasn't appeared to spread and possibly is reducing. I don't think it's bleaching as its only in the base on some.

Last for that picture, my torch. One tentacle has two of the bulbs in it. One underneath the about a quarter inch. What's that?
 
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Can I get an ID for the piece to the right of the sponge. It's green by the mouths red around that. Also, will the coral be able to grow where it's placed or do I have to move it closer to something?

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Id please. I browned this guy out, one of my first corals. With new light he is turning bluer and bluer every day and notice fast growth on it

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What's the name of the species on the rock in the front? I once knew and forgot. Also, are they able to grow the way I place them?

In the back of that is another one of the first corals I purchased. I didn't know about light acclimation. Bleached the beautiful piece a bit. It seems like it's try to recover, very slowly. Can I get an id and some advice to help it recover? It's feeders are out almost all day.

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Can anyone put a name to this? Very nice piece. Will it plate out or do I need it to be on a rock?

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Lastly my sps. I don't know the names of either, so if anyone does please share. The bigger one has had great growth. It's polyps are extended all the time. It's like a desert dull green. Pretty sure I browned it out a bit with my old light. The smaller piece is shinny green.

Added new rock a little while ago so excuse the diatom outbreak.

Just some questions to make me a better reefer. Don't expect them all to be answered but I'll be happy with what I get. Thanks in advance everyone
 

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