Well, I wanted to make a minor update out of this. Since starting this thread over a year ago, the tank suffered probably another 9-10 months of more neglect (which, counting the old tank, is about 2 years' worth), becoming largely encroached with algae, many corals bleaching or dying, etc. Only until recently, shortly after building and officially using an algal turf scrubber, have I really started getting it back together. I've got a few pics and you'll be able to see a good bit of the algae that grew. It's all in the process of dying and has become lighter in color--even growing coralline on it. Still, some spots are stubborn and I'm dealing with those now. It's a matter of time--a long time, but time nonetheless. I'm hoping it will be in top shape in another 6 months. I'll give the corals another few years to grow out, too. Yes, there are too many corals in there, but I plan to weed them out and leave my favorite few as time progresses. Anyway, enough talk:
Full tank shot:
Shot of primary rock structure and most corals:
New Seagrass sprigs I ordered--hopefully they'll settle in:
"rose" A. millepora:
Some Acropora that I was given that is turning blue, along with a browned out Stylophora that's starting to turn pink:
Plain orange M. digitata with faint glimpse of pink Stylophora tip:
That's about it. My red Goniopora did great until it became buried for almost a week while I was away. It wants to live, but it looks awful. The rest is stuff I've had, like the partial bubble coral on the far left and the red open brain hidden on the far right. Note that the algae is in patches--that is actually due to my sea urchin, which has done a good job of keeping it clean. Actually, the patches he roves through don't grow back, so that's a good sign. In all, I'm happy with the progress and the corals are growing extremely well. Lastly, those pics make the tank look far bluer than it is in person. I'd go nuts if the tank were actually that blue. Thanks for looking at my neglected tank.