Welcome to MAAST! Also why are you reading Bob Fenner when you could be reading Gary Powel in the archives here on MAAST? Part time home loan officer, aquarium guru, and male model (Okay I went too far). The advice you have been given so far is excellent, but I did this along time ago on my bosses tank and it worked fine for me. You said you are purchasing a Red Sea 34 gallon aquarium? I believe it comes with a skimmer, perfect way to cure your live rock. Because this way you can build your dream aquarium one piece at a time. In other words if you at your fish store and you see the perfect piece or two of live rock buy it, take it home and insert it in your tank. As you continue to add you can see what you are missing in rock to get that perfect look you are trying to achieve in your tank. Once a week do a 5 gallon water change by vacuuming the debris off the bottom. And as far as the smell it only smells if the rock is ripe, most of the time our sponsors have rock that is almost cured. If not buy some Glad Pluggins. The smell is only short time. Just don’t turn the lights on or add sand until your tank turnover takes place. And then slowly but sure run the lights a little more each day until you feel like you won’t have a brown algae attack. Just remember like everyone said take your time and have fun.