time for another update.
the system has finished cyclign and i've added 9 snails and 2 small peppermint shrimp to the tank. i've also added some corals...some australian lps pieces including a small brilliantly colored lord acan colony, a shamrock green scoly, an orange and an crush acan echinata frag. i've also added some frags - neon orange zoas, neon green zoas, an orange ricordia yuma, and a red mushroom.
this morning i ordered a pair of small true captive bred southern erectus horses from seahorsesource.com! they will ship on monday and should be here tuesday morning. i'm going to keep them in a bare bottom 10 gallon for at least a few days, per seahorsesource's recommendation. this will allow me to ensure they are eating and pooping as they should be. i'm super stoked!
here are some pictures of the corals: