Newbie looking for advice

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by 0sprey

She would consider the 'purple' rock to be premium because it's covered in coralline algae (that's where the purple comes from), instead of being bare. I'd actually recommend buying a mixture of different rock types from different stores; you get a nice mixture of organisms coming in on the rock that way.
Look for miniature fan worms and the like; they'll spread to the rest of the rock once you have them in your tank.

So once I have the sand and rock in the tank, what would be the best steps of helping it along? Just leave it and observe? Feeding? Do I feed the live rock? what type of food if I do have to? I am a true Newbie! Brad