Slime? over live rocks?

[cthie]

Just added 30 pounds of live rock to my new 29 gallon tank. The next day there is a transparent bulge of "stuff" over most of the rocks. It looks almost like a spider web or clearish mass of jelly. Is this part of a natural die-off when starting to cycle. I definitely got an ammonia spike with the addition of the live rock. Is there anything that I need to do, or is this normal?

 

[two11devan]

Im pretty sure that is normal when cycling the LR Although i did not experience any (that i noticed) when curing mine. Somone please correct me if im wrong here!

 

[Brandon]

What you have is in fact die off on your new rock, which is what has caused the ammonia spike. Make sure you have good water circulation and a good protein skimmer. With uncurred live rock this is not unusual. Frequent water changes should also help keep the ammonia to a minimum during the cureing process (the better you can maintain the water quality the more organisms you will have survive). To light or not to light seems a topic of debate from my experience...I'll leave that part to someone else. The other key factor....Patience. Don't try to add anything else until your rock has fully cured...Patience is a virtue here.

 

[cthie]

Thanks,
That makes me feel better.