need help with new set up

[phongt86]

i finally got my water in my tank (h2o from the sink) added some dechlorine the tank and added
60pound of live rock i got from this guy off craigslist outside of small pool with a pump init (has other things growing on it plus 2 little crabs). bought 60 pounds of live sand from LPS

what do i need to do next?
protein skimmer looks like its not working properly its not foaming up to the top

i will have pictures soon

[MyNameIsJoe]

I'm gonna assume that the sand is already in the tank with the live rock, right?

What kind of skimmer do you have? What size tank do you have?

Do you have an H2O test kit?

Did you add (aquarium) salt to the water?

Is this gonna be a fowlr tank or a reef tank? Do you have lights? What kind?

If the water, rock, and sand bed are all set up, You just need to let the tank cycle now. Be PATIENT.Go SLOW...

Nitrogen Cycle check out this link, it has a lot of info pertaining to cycling your tank.

[Parrothead]

Stop using tap water, look into a ro/di unit for your water purposes, there is all sorts of things in Jacksonvilles water supply that a dechlornator won't touch. and yeah we need to know the answers to above questions