No prob Ed. I would suggest this dip...or a similar Logul's dip...everytime you add a new zoanthid colony to a tank. Its an easy way to keep from introducing any unwanted things such as fungi or FW, especially if you add a little bit of Flatworm Exit to the dip.
Jesse
It depends on the type of live rock...some like Marshall Island are more dense and thus you would need more. Others like Fiji and others are less dense and you wouldnt need as much. I would say start with 12 lbs of small pieces...try to avoid larger pieces especially common with marshall...
I dont agree that you can or should cut back on your weekly water changes with the skimmer. You still must replenish the trace elements with water changes...this is the best way to do it. But I do agree that the nano skimmer is better than no skimmer...use it along with a surface skimmer and...
He is ALMOST right...do take out most of the sponge (leave some of it though, just keep it clean), and remove the bio-balls and leave the carbon. In place of the bio-balls you can place in live rock rubble. Some macro-algaes like chaetomorpha do well in the rear chambers if you provide some...
Did you tell them that you found the info that they gave you to be bulls#$%? That is pretty messed up?
What is the name of this place and where is it just so we know not to shop there.
Jesse
I would say that IF the rock IS cured (I have a hard time believing your LFS), it should take about 2-6 weeks to cycle. then you can slowly add stuff back. Fish are the largest bioload, so those should be added one at a time (if possible) with time in between to allow your tank to stabilize...
and that is an awful lot of scarlets...i would say that half that would be sufficient. Is this in a 6 gallon? if so, 3 scarlets would be all you need. Also, if those snails really are turbos, they will get too large for a 6 gallon.
Jesse