[yeahitsgotahemi]

Thanks!!! I have purchased 4 books and read them from cover to cover. They are 500 ways to be a better salt water keeper, Idiots guide to salt water fish, The complete reef aquarium, and The New Encylopedia of marine reef. These are all fascinating books. I have got a very good understanding of what needs to be done. My biggest questions still arise with the brand new live rock and starting out. If anyone can answer this for me it would be very helpful. this is whats happening.

I am going to buy approx 100 pounds of Live Rock, This rock has been cycled in a tank now for maybe a month or more. The substrate i plan on using is going to be about 3 inches deep. Will be crushed coral and argonite, the stuff out of the bag with no biological bacteria in it. The water i want to use is going to be roughly 50-60 percent water change water from my LFS. Is this going to work? I dont really understand if im supposed to put all 100 pounds in the water at once, or build my way up to like 150 pounds? Im a little confused about the initial startup. From what i have been reading if i put the water in the tank, put the rock in the tank, and dump the sand in. Within a few days it should be ready to test run a chromis?