Newbee needs help....algae....go figure.

I went to my LFS today and picked up a powerhead, and about 17lbs of cured live rock (one piece has some leathers and polyps as hitchhickers!!!) I also purchased 25lbs of live sand (arroganite), and arrogonite rocks. The tech there explained that they would help b/c they contain magnesium & calcium which will help with coraline algae growth and help stabilize the tank. I fixed everything up this evening and wow....after the dust settled my tank went from ehhhhhhhh to holy S*%t that looks like a real reef (well minus all of the wonderful critters...I have some...just not enough yet...) I would like to thank everyone for thier advice and again...once I figure out this picture thing I will post some with my results in a few weeks....thanks CM
 
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