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zukester · 01-19-2006, 10:22 PM

OK. I finally have now one hundred and eighty pounds of one-and-a-half to two week old cured Fiji live rock in my new aquarium. It was $4.25 per pound (reg $4.99-6.99), so it was a rather large purchase.

Lights are off for now and all smells good. Seems that, since I bought so much from the store, they had to dig into a reef tank to get enough, giving me some extras, like a few small anemones, snails, crabs, plants and the like. Some is in the sump but most is in the tank. Quite a lot.

I have one question. Good or bad: I have had zero foam in the cup of my EV120 skimmer, and it is set up according to the directions? It makes a swirl like mad and bubbles which break instantly, but no brown foam. Is that just because it is too early to tell? Will the live rock increase proteins soon? Should I not worry and suspect that the tank is just very underpopulated?

Thanks, Experts. I love the new tank.

Zukester

01-19-2006, 10:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
zukester Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Connecticut (in the sticks) Posts: 16	Live Rock: The Foundation of a Healthy Marine Aquarium OK. I finally have now one hundred and eighty pounds of one-and-a-half to two week old cured Fiji live rock in my new aquarium. It was $4.25 per pound (reg $4.99-6.99), so it was a rather large purchase. Lights are off for now and all smells good. Seems that, since I bought so much from the store, they had to dig into a reef tank to get enough, giving me some extras, like a few small anemones, snails, crabs, plants and the like. Some is in the sump but most is in the tank. Quite a lot. I have one question. Good or bad: I have had zero foam in the cup of my EV120 skimmer, and it is set up according to the directions? It makes a swirl like mad and bubbles which break instantly, but no brown foam. Is that just because it is too early to tell? Will the live rock increase proteins soon? Should I not worry and suspect that the tank is just very underpopulated? Thanks, Experts. I love the new tank. Zukester