Man there has been a lot of activity on here since I went on vaccation

it was soo hard not to attempt to sneak carribean fish and corals through customs haha.
MCC thanks for the advice. I've been snooping around nano-reef for quite some time now already, it's a great site. I just prefer to post on a local site and thought I'd see what you all had to say.
I'd really prefer to stay skimmerless in such a small aquarium, but I'm sure one day I'll get tired of doing frequent water changes and end up with one.
I'm trying to restrain myself from stocking too quickly... aside from a screamin' deal I got on a few things

I'm now officially one month in and my cycle is complete. Algae is getting under control THANK GOD...and hermit crabs. CUC and corals are happy and thriving... I'll probably add the first fish in one-two weeks.