Is it possible to get coraline growth on the tank walls after only cycling 8 days?

I have a small album under my profile with the pics of the buildup.
I also have a few videos on youtube.

Nassarius Snail: YouTube - Nassarius Snail
Turbo Snail and a view of the tank: YouTube - Turbo Snail doing what it does best (watch until the end to see the whole tank)
My goby after feeding him: YouTube - Juvenile Engineer Goby

Enjoy!

 

You guys will like this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-qGW_boIQ0

 

lmao nice! btw i didnt see any coraline in your pics.

 

sounds like you have alot of hw to do. you dont know what causes coraline to grow/thrive and sounds like you dont even understand the cycling process. put the lights on a timer and stay in school you will need a good job to pay for this hobby WHEN you make mistakes. is it just water in the protein skimmer collection cup? may just to be adjusted, if your tank is new you most likely dont need it. i still am not using one on my tank and its more than a year old, just do regular wc after the tank cycles. good luck.

also i didnt see the goby eat one piece of food! dont add anymore fish for a good while.

 

It isnt a very big area, and its behind the rock. Thanks.
I'm trying to understand more and more about cycling. Hopefully I dont make any mistakes.
Thanks.

 

The goby actually ate quite a bit and ive only fed the fish twice in almost 5/6 days. Some people on the forum recommended to keep the feeding down so i have been. Also, of course I have a lot of homework to do on cycling. I wouldnt be asking so many questions on here if I knew it all haha.
Im almost done with my engineering degree and work full time. Im starting to see how much of time goes into this and I'm not even started yet haha. I cant wait!

To answer the protien skimmer question, i first had it set where no bubbles or foam collected in the cup. I pulled up the venturi tube slightly and foam slowly started coming up the collection pipe. I let it sit for a few hours, and the all of a sudden, the collection cup was filled with water and hardly any foam...

So i dont need to worry about collecting foam yet?

Thanks!

 

protein skimmer wont do much for the first few months. run it once in a while and when you notice an increase in skimming effeciency then i would say run it all the time, if you would like. IMO

 

Good vid dude. I like to see fish in action. K+

 

Thanks for the advice. I just have it running to help with the water circulation. I pushed the venturi tube all the way down.

On a side note, how much evaporation should I be seeing with my tank?
It has a 10 gallon top ( its a 20g tall)
I have no cover on it, and im noticing that every 2-3 days, i have to add at least 2 gallons of RO water to top it off. Luckily, with all this fluctuation, the ph and salt levels are staying the same.

Well, back to class...I have a professor that can hardly speak english and thinks that he can make teaching something like fluid dynamics a stand up comedy...

 

New update photos to the thread...

Check out the updated pics. Tank is still crystal clear without any spikes of param.