hey guys, a little update....

well, i did end up going to the fish store today and got some new stuff.

first off, i picked up another bag of live sand. the "dead" sand was $2 dollars cheaper so i figured id be a big spender and go for the live sand again ;) i carefully put it in and there was a little bit of cloudiness, but not anywhere near as much as the first bag.

i also picked up about 10 lbs of live rock which had a little bit of growth on it. theres 2 little pieces, about the size of a brownie and one big piece about the size of a boxing glove. theres these palm tree looking growths on 'em, they look pretty cool. theyre purple/maroon in color and have real long "arms."

i also bought a little hermit crab. hes so tiny, about the size of a peanut m&m. its hard to find him(because of his size) but i noticed hes been chillin on one of the pieces of live rock for about an hour.

although the tank is clearer than before(i can see through it now) everything is white, like a white frosting on all the live rock the crab, and the walls. up at the top of the water level, theres bubbles that are the same color.. im assuming its dust/dirt from teh live sand but it almost looks as if it snowed in my tank. i mean, everything has a coat of white(which so happens to be the color of the sand). im assuming this is normal?

ill see if i cant take pics