i need help

[angel1237]

I will walk through everything I have done so far....first I bought a 26 gallon aquarium....I washed It all out.. on jan 23 I added 15 lbs of live sand and salt water and a 850gph circulation pump ...went to the reef store on January 29 and bought live rock 25 lbs..7.00 a lb. i brought it home and put it in my tank and added a 1/2 bottle of colony and a 100watt heater .. feb 06 I did a 5 gallon water change ,checked ammonia (read 0)added 4 snails and 4 crabs and another 1/2 bottle of colony and a 30'', high output T5 duel lamp....everything seems ok...however I do have a question about the live rock...I posted this already but I wanted to put it all together for you...the live rock looks awful , it is like it is shedding and the shedding is all over the rock and moving with the current in the tank...can I do something to clean it..or is this normal? it is coral from the Fiji islands. thank you so much for any help you can offer...maybe I am worrying for nothing it just doesn't look right to me ..it should look good..

 

[angel1237]

I
t Is much cleaner and clearer now...this was when I first put the sand and rock In It..I have since cleaned the glass.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Welp, not sure if you bought fully cured live rock, and if it isn't, then what you seeing is die off. It'll take care of itself though.

 

[angel1237]

It will cure...how long does that take?

 

[mike007]

I would give tank 6-8 weeks to cycle and you will probably see a ammonia spike somewhere along the way.

 

[angel1237]

oohh my.. ammonia means I might lose my crabs and snails...when I tested for ammonia it was 0 so I thought it was safe...I have soooo much to learn even though I read and watch videos every day.