so, an update at long last!
nitrates are still hanging around 15-20ppm. but i picked up some chaeto and my submerssible light came in so the fuge should be up and running tomorrow which should help.
i also just got some new frags! first corals!!!
I have:
1 small rock of star polyps
1 palythoa polyp that is kind of brown with a cool green center
1 small and 1 medium rock of brown zoas with pinkish/green centers (about 10 polyps total)
1 small rock with about 5 polyps of cute pink zoas
1 rock with about ten small zoos (only three have opened of those so far...and they are greenish/pinkish)
and about 6 yellow polyps.
right now they are sitting on my substrate waiting to be glued into the perfect place. now, all of these are photosynthetic, right? but they do have mouths...do i need to be dosing/feeding anything?
i'll get some updated pics up tomorrow!