No Hitch-hikers?

[jerseysaltwater]

I have my 25 pounds of premium cured fiji live rock in my tank for almost a week now. there is some green algae growth, some red crystals (is this coralline algae?), and a few clusters of a beige substance that looks wispy, maybe about 3/8 inch long. When, if ever, would I notice any hitch-hikers? I hear everyone's stories of bristleworms and featherdusters, and am wondering if i got a bad batch of rock?

 

[oregonbud]

Bristle worms are a bit elusive sometimes, and you really have to watch closely for them. I didn't see any in my tank for nearly two months. The first ones I saw were right after I turned out the lights but it was still light enough in the house to see in the tank, so kind of a dusk time effect.
You will notice hitchhikers eventually but a week is not usually a long enough time to see them, it took about 6 weeks for me to really start noticing the tremendous amounts of hitchhikers, also this may be a stupid question, but I noticed you said it was "Premium cured fiji live rock" I am assuming you ordered your rock online? And if so did you cure the rock prior to placing it in your tank?

 

[sinner's girl]

check at night for some.

 

[jerseysaltwater]

i did order it online from another company. As I have no livestock in my tank, just live sand, I only gave it good rinse in a bucket of saltwater, and used a toothbrush to remove black (very dead) "stuff", reasoning that a small amount of detritus on the rock was good for the cycling process.

 

[oregonbud]

Sounds great then, just be patient on waiting for stuff to emerge. Since it sounds like your tank is still in somewhat of a cycle, I would imagine that after the cycle is complete, you will really start to notice things sprouting out. I got all established rock from an established tank, and am still noticing critters pop up everywhere. I started with two noticable dusters, now I can count over 20, and I'm sure there are more that I am missing.
Just be patient

 

[birdy]

It will take a little while to see life, the stuff that survives the shipping and curing process is usually small and stuff usually really starts popping up after cycling is finished.

 

[lesa]

using a red light after the lights have been out for about 2 hours should result in some critters.

 

[chuckularone]

I seeded my tank with 2 pounds of LR rubble from my LFS. I saw my first bristle work a week later. Now after two weeks, I'm beginning to think I have a problem. With the lights on I can count 15 of them crawling around. Is there such a thing as too many?
Where in central Jersey are ya?
--Self edit--
I should add that the LR came straight out of the LFS display system, so it's truely LIVE. There was no die off to worry about.
--end edit--

 

[jerseysaltwater]

chuckularone - i'm in jackson nj, geographically, dead center of the state.