In need of guidance, please!

If you decide to go FW- get a 29 gallon tank or larger. 10 Gallons is too small to keep salinity and other swings down without experience or a bunch of money in high quality equipment. It can be done, but it probably won't happen. Whatever you decide, remember these 3 things that I didn;t know starting out;

1. Salt doesn't evaporate- top off with ro/di water
2. Feed less then you think- whatever you feed, cut it in half and you are probably still overfeeding
3. Change your water weekly (10-20 percent)

do those 3 things and I think you can make nearly any tank work

 

that should read if you decide to go saltwater, not freshwater

 

well, it is true......

 

Hey everyone,
i am going to post this in the algae section but just to keep you guys in the loop... so I found some red polyp looking thing on my live rock, i'm assuming it's red slime/Cyano but i do also have some green algae growing on the rock and i've read that if it comes from a white looking thing, it could be corraline, now I do see a lot of white on the rock that is turning green. So i am attaching the pics, let me know.

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac34/fps1094/IMG_2909_zpsb2a39712.jpg

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac34/fps1094/IMG_2908_zpsbaf90a95.jpg

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac34/fps1094/IMG_2907_zps49bbb52d.jpg

 

Sorry I can not see anything that I can identify.

How long has the rock been in the tank and was it live rock when you purchased it.

Keep these links in case you do not have them. Most of your common hitch hikers can be found.

Live Rock Hitch Hikers
LionfishLair.com - Hitchhiker Guide to your Aquarium

 

The rock has been in the tank for only 4 days and I did buy it live. It seems like there's a lot of white powder, and now some "fur"' or "hair" in some spot but my phone camera doesn't have the capacity to capture it.